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Two killed in grenade attack in Burundi capital

A policeman walks in front of a burning barricade during a protest against Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Two people were killed when three grenades went off in a market in the Burundi capital on Friday, a Reuters witness said.

A policeman walks in front of a burning barricade during a protest against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

The witness said at least nine people were wounded in the evening incident.

(Reporting by Njuwa Maina; writing by George Obulutsa; editing by Andrew Roche)

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