A senior Burundian army officer is reported to have been shot dead inside the army headquarters in the capital, Bujumbura.
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| Months of protest and political tension followed last April's announcement that President Pierre Nkurunziza would run for a third term |
Colonel Darius Ikarurakure was heading a combat battalion based in Muzinda, 30km (19 miles) north of Bujumbura.
Military sources told the AFP news agency that he was killed by another soldier.
Col Ikarurakure was involved in operations to put down protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza standing for a third term as president.
BBC Africa
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