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Explosion shakes Burundi capital, deadly protests continue

BUJUMBURA - An explosion shook the centre of the Burundi capital on Friday but no one was injured, a police source said, as deadly unrest against against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office rumbled on.

Pictures circulated on social media showed three charred vehicles in front of a KCB bank branch in downtown Bujumbura, an area that has been largely free from the demonstrations that erupted on April 26.

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