Burundi's president urges end to protest, coup leader at large

[WorldNews]

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By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days of turmoil. In an address on the small east African country's state radio, Nkurunziza urged an end to weeks of demonstrations over his quest for a third term in office. "Whoever wants to bring trouble in the country will not go far." Nkurunziza's spokesman said earlier that Burundian forces had arrested General Godefroid Niyombare, who had announced the president's ouster on Wednesday while he was abroad. Burundi was plunged into deep crisis after Nkurunziza announced he was running for another five-year term, with clashes between police and protesters stirring memories of an ethnically driven civil war that ended just a decade ago.

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