BURUNDI COUP LEADERS ARRESTED; GEN. NIYOMBARE PLEADS NOT TO BE KILLED

Jean Claude Niyonzima seeks refuge from soldiers against demonstrators

coup THREE leaders of a failed coup against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza have been arrested, his spokesman says. However coup leader Gen Godefroid Niyombare is “still on the run”. He told the AFP news agency that he and his followers were going to surrender, adding: “I hope they won’t kill us.” Security Minister Gabriel Nzigama denied reports that the detainees had been beaten during their, saying they were arrested under conditions befitting normal human rights.

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