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Protests against Burundi president's election plan paused

Bujumbura: Burundi protest organizers on Saturday called a two-day pause in demonstrations against the president's move to seek a third term, which they says violates the constitution and endangers the peace deal that ended civil war in 2005.

After six straight days of protests in the capital Bujumbura, which the President Pierre Nkurunziza's office called "insurrection", the rallies have lost some momentum, with fewer people taking to the streets and clashes with police easing.

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