France suspends security cooperation with Burundi: Diplomat

 France has suspended its security cooperation with the crisis-hit central African nation of Burundi, a French diplomat told AFP Tuesday.

Bujumbura: France has suspended its security cooperation with the crisis-hit central African nation of Burundi, a French diplomat told AFP Tuesday.

The source said aid to the country`s police and defence establishment had been halted amid a crackdown on protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza`s controversial bid to stand for a third consecutive term.

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