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Arrests as president 'bashed' in match

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza kicks the ball during a soccer game with his friends in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 20, 2015. [photo/ REUTERS]

Two officials have been arrested after their town's football team allegedly "roughed up" President Pierre Nkurunziza during a match with his personal team, legal sources and witnesses said Friday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source said the administrator of the northern town of Kiremba and his deputy, who is in charge of sport, had been charged with "conspiracy against the president" on Thursday.

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