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In Burundi, shooting by night and protests by day

Demonstrations against Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term bid resumed Friday morning in Bujumbura, after a night punctuated by bursts of shooting, witnesses said.

Automatic gunfire could be heard in several parts of the capital until late in the evening, as weeks of protests continued against Nkurunziza's plan to run for a third term in presidential elections due late next month.

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