Riot police detain a resident participating in street protests against the decision made by Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party to allow President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term in office, in the capital Bujumbura April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Burundi's capital on Monday, the second day of demonstrations against the president's decision to run for a third term, a move critics say violates the constitution.
"The fight continues," crowds chanted as about 200 people gathered in Bujumbura's Musaga district. Protesters massed in other parts of the city and tyres burned in the streets.
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