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                         7 Killed in Burundi Bar Attack

   by VOA News

   Gunmen stormed into a bar in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, late
   Saturday, killing at least seven people.

   Witnesses said the attackers ordered people who were sitting outside to
   come inside the building; then the gunmen opened fire. Witnesses told
   the French news agency the gunmen were wearing police uniforms.

   International concern is growing because of the increase in violence
   hitting the central African nation following President Pierre
   Nkurunziza's controversial third term in office.

   U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby, in a statement Saturday,
   said the U.S. is "particularly concerned" that the recent "inflammatory
   rhetoric" of some government officials and Nkurunziza's planned
   security crackdown this weekend "are increasing the risk of an outbreak
   of mass violence in Burundi."

   The government ordered people to hand in their weapons by November 7,
   or face consequences.

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   U.S. President Barack Obama said he planned to remove Burundi from a
   U.S. trade preference program because of the worsening crackdown on the
   political opposition there, after Nkurunziza's return to office.

   The decision by Nkurunziza to run for a third term sparked anger from
   many Burundians who said he was violating the constitution and the
   Arusha Accord that ended the country's 13-year civil war.

   Obama said the violence in Burundi "worsened significantly" during
   Nkurunziza's election campaign.

   Clashes between police and protesters, and fear of unrest has prompted
   some 200,000 Burundians to flee the country, with most going to
   Tanzania or Rwanda.

   [1]Human Rights Watch says "Burundi seems to be descending into
   uncontrolled violence.A frightening lawlessness is taking hold, which
   some authorities appear to be taking advantage of to justify brutal
   repression. Politically motivated killings are more frequent by the
   day, with hardly any of the killers arrested of prosecuted."

   Some material for this report came from AP and AFP.
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References

   1. https://www.hrw.org/
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/seven-killed-in-burundi-bar-attack/3048779.html