civilians targeted as burundi security forces crack down on protesters /

Published at 2016-01-05 10:00:03

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As president Pierre Nkurunziza continues to cling to power,Amnesty International has documented how his police are killing with impunityInnocent Ntawumbabaye had obeyed police orders to open his front door when two officers walked wordlessly into his domestic and shot him several times in the head.
The 44-year-old milk seller wasn’t the only victim that day. On 11 December, after an attack on military installations in the capital, and security forces faithful to president Pierre Nkurunziza responded by summarily executing 87 civilians in the space of a few hours. Related: Burundi president threatens to fight African Union peacekeepers This dynamic of fear is uncertain particularly because of the lack of information Related: Unrest in Burundi - In Pictures Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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