{Burundian opposition member Pontien Barutwanayo was shot and killed Sunday at a bar in Isale, about 18 miles east of Burundi\u2019s capital, Bujumbura. Three others were injured in the attack, according to South Africa\u2019s News24. Barutwanayo’s killing marked the latest in ongoing political violence between Burundian opposition and President Pierre Nkurunziza\u2019s ruling party.
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Barutwanayo was a member of Burundi\u2019s main opposition party, the National Liberation Forces, which boycotted the East African country\u2019s parliamentary and presidential elections. Agathon Rwasa, the former leader of the National Liberation Forces, was elected as a deputy speaker of Parliament, which could provide the opposition a platform in restive Burundi. However, civil unrest over Nkurunziza\u2019s bid for a third term in office has continued unabated since April.<\/p>\n
Emmanuel Ndereyimana, a supporter of Burundi\u2019s opposition, was gunned down last month outside his parent\u2019s house in the Kinama area. His attackers were allegedly from the ruling party\u2019s youth league, known as Imbonerakure. Ndereyimana was organizing street protests against Nkurunziza\u2019s controversial bid for re-election, the Associated Press reported. Zedi Feruzi, the head of Burundian opposition party UPD, and his bodyguard were shot to death in the Ngagara district of Bujumbura in May. Although his political party was not the nation\u2019s largest, Feruzi was a prominent figure among Burundi\u2019s opposition, the Guardian reported.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, former army chief and Nkurunziza loyalist Col. Jean Bikomagu was shot and killed in his car Aug. 13, and his daughter was wounded. “Another black weekend in Burundi. Blackened by the murder of a high-ranking member of the Burundian army in retirement … Very sad, very shocking,” Burundi presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe posted on Facebook, according to AP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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