Violence ahead of Burundi election

AFP, BUJUMBURA: Attackers in Burundi set fire to a building storing election material yesterday, two days ahead of key polls and following weeks of violence over President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to stay in power.
National electoral commission officials confirmed the attack in the northeast Ntega district, some 200 km from the capital Bujumbura, but there was no indication who was responsible.
Parliamentary and local elections are set to be held in the central African nation on Monday, and a presidential vote on July 15. The opposition on Friday said it was boycotting the polls, claiming it is not possible to hold a fair vote. A group of unidentified young people took advantage of the police who were sleeping on duty and torched a building housing election material, local governor Reverien Nzigama­sabo said. Part of the ballot boxes and voting booths were burned, but people were able to save the rest.

Violence ahead of Burundi election

AFP, BUJUMBURA: Attackers in Burundi set fire to a building storing election material yesterday, two days ahead of key polls and following weeks of violence over President Pierre Nkurunzizas bid to stay in power. National electoral commission officials confirmed the attack in the northeast Ntega district, some 200 km from the capital Bujumbura, but there was no indication who was responsible. Parliamentary and local elections are set to be held in the central African nation on Monday, and a presidential vote on July 15. The opposition on Friday said it was boycotting the polls, claiming it is not possible to hold a fair vote. A group of unidentified young people took advantage of the police who were sleeping on duty and torched a building housing election material, local governor Reverien Nzigamasabo said. Part of the ballot boxes and voting booths were burned, but people were able to save the rest.