Burundi opposition calls for even bigger protests on Monday

Opponents of a bid by Burundi`s president to seek a contested third term in office on Sunday called for even bigger street protests after a day of violent clashes with police. 

Bujumbura: Opponents of a bid by Burundi`s president to seek a contested third term in office on Sunday called for even bigger street protests after a day of violent clashes with police. 

"We are calling on residents of Bujumbura to protest against the third mandate for Pierre Nkurunziza in even greater numbers tomorrow," said Vital Nshimirimana, head of a prominent NGO forum and the main leader of the campaign to block a third term.

"The campaign against a third term also urges parents not to send their children to school and for shops to close as a sign of solidarity... and so they do not fall victim to Burundian police who shoot blindly into crowds," he told reporters.

The call for demonstrations against Nkurunziza`s re-election bid, branded by the opposition as unconstitutional, came after at least two people were killed in protests on Sunday.

 

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