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A general view of a plume of smoke rising above a fire that broke out at a military arsenal in Bujumbura on March 31, 2026. [AFP]
At least several dozen people were killed after multiple explosions ripped through a military arsenal in the Burundian city of Bujumbura late on Tuesday, security sources told AFP on Wednesday.
The explosions began at the main ammunition depot of the Burundi National Defence Force (FDNB) in Musaga, in the southern suburbs of Bujumbura, the country's economic hub.
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