Burundi minister shot dead in latest violence
Burundi's environment minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early yesterday, police said, the first killing of its kind since the country was plunged into political turmoil two years ago. Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, the country's water, environment and planning minister, was killed shortly after midnight, according to a tweet sent by police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye.
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