Explosions at Military Arsenal in Burundi's Capital Kill Dozens
Multiple explosions rocked a military arsenal in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, after an electrical fire, causing panic and reportedly killing several dozen people.
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Burundi's main city rocked by blasts after electrical fire at military store
Multiple blasts hit Burundi's main city of Bujumbura on Tuesday after an electrical fire broke out at a military arsenal in the east African nation. An army spokesperson said emergency services were intervening and urged the public to remain calm after the incident sparked fears of a coup against the government.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Multiple explosions ripped through the city of Bujumbura after a fire broke out late Tuesday at a military arsenal in Burundi's economic capital, an army spokesperson said. The explosions sowed panic across the city of more than a million people, with a projectile landing close to the small African Great Lakes country's national radio broadcaster, a resident living near the building told Agence France-Presse, requesting anonymity. In a video seen by AFP, a tall mushroom c
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