The head of Burundi's armed forces on Friday survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven people were killed in the attack
Top security sources said the attackers were all serving soldiers in the Burundian army, and said the "meticulously prepared" assault pointed to "serious divisions" within the crisis-hit central African nation's armed forces.
Burundi has been gripped by months of unrest surrounding President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial but successful bid for a third term in power, which also provoked a failed coup in mid-May. The target of the Friday's attack, General Prime Niyongabo, is a top Nkurunziza loyalist who played a key role in the defeat of the coup.
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