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BUJUMBURA: Authorities in Burundi arrested a leading dissident and shut down the main independent radio station Monday as they battled a second day of demonstrations against a bid by the president to cling to power for a third term.
The army was also deployed around the capital Bujumbura, after at least two people were shot dead during clashes with police in the capital Bujumbura and after two further deaths were reported overnight in alleged attacks by ruling party militia.
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