Two Die in Burundi Political Unrest

People protesting in Bujumbura

Protesters in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, have clashed with police in anti-government demonstrations against a third term bid for power by the president, a week on since a failed coup.

At least two protesters were killed and eight were wounded in Thursday's clashes with police in the capital, the Red Cross said.

unrest in Burundi

They are the latest victims of the unrest prompted by President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term as the president of the country, in which more than 20 people have died.

Heavy gunfire was heard all day in suburbs of Bujumbura, with intense bursts of automatic weapons, as protesters in reply hurled rocks from makeshift barricades.

Smoke rose from districts of the city where fighting is heaviest.

The sound of gunfire can be heard in Bujumbura as night fell, with no apparent sign of easing in the darkness, especially in the Musaga and Kanyosha districts.