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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has given the security forces a one-week deadline to find the killers of a senior general shot dead on Monday.
The killing of General Athanase Kararuza and his wife were “shameful acts,” he said.
Their daughter was also wounded in the attack outside her school in the capital, Bujumbura.
More than 400 people have been killed in unrest since Nkurunziza announced a year ago his bid for a third term.
He won elections in July, after surviving a coup attempt and mass protests to demand that he steps down.
General Kararuza was the latest in a string of high-ranking army officials who have been targeted by unidentified gunmen.
“He energetically fought against the coup plotters last year and exceptionally contributed in strengthening peace and security during and after elections,” Nkurunziza said in a statement.
General Kararuza’s bodyguard was also killed in the shooting. — BBC News.
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