Burundi heading towards 'outright civil war': UN rights chief

Source: AFP

The UN human rights chief on Tuesday warned that Burundi could be sliding back towards civil war, days after scores of bodies were found on the streets following attacks on three military sites.

A spokeswoman for Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said the rights chief was "deeply alarmed by the latest developments in Burundi's unfolding crisis."

"With this latest series of bloody events, the country seems to have taken a new step towards outright civil war and tensions are now at bursting point in Bujumbura," spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly told reporters, quoting Zeid.

The central African nation on Friday experienced the worst violence in months of unrest over President Pierre Nkurunziza's quest for a third term in office, which he won in disputed July elections.

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