
The United Nations Security Council is concern over the death of more than a dozen people,who were killed in clashes in Burundi on Monday and Tuesday,a violence linked to the disputed third term of President Pierre Nkurunziza.Nkurunziza won for the third time in July 2015 polls in Burundi but tensions have remained high ever since then and at least 198 people have been killed since April when he announced his re-run.The U.N Security Council yesterday wednesday expressed deep concern about the growing insecurity ad the continued rise in violence.In a French drafted statement,the UN strongly condemned human rights abuses and unlawful violence by security forces and militias and pledged to seek accountability for such acts.Activists and officials have reported a number of apparently targeted killings,while residents in opposition strongholds in the capital Bujumbura report frequent shootings and blasts.One more photo below.
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