Grenade attack kills child, wounds his father in Burundi's capital


  • World
  • Sunday, 14 Feb 2016

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A grenade attack on a military base in Burundi's capital killed a child and wounded his father and one other person, an official and witnesses said on Sunday, as violence linked to the president's disputed re-election persists.

More than 400 people have been killed since April last year when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would run for a third term. That sparked weeks of street protests led by the opposition which said his bid was unconstitutional.

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