Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob after he came out of hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, on Thursday, May 7. Niyonzima fled from his house into the sewer under a hail of stones thrown by a mob protesting President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office.
Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob after he came out of hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, on Thursday, May 7. Niyonzima fled from his house into the sewer under a hail of stones thrown by a mob protesting President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office.
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Niyonzima pleads for his life as he is surrounded at his house by demonstrators. At least one protester has died in clashes with the widely feared Imbonerakure militias and police, sending scores into the streets seeking revenge. The Imbonerakure is the youth wing of the ruling party. It is said by opponents to be armed and brutal as it works to help President Pierre Nkurunziza win a third term.
Niyonzima pleads for his life as he is surrounded at his house by demonstrators. At least one protester has died in clashes with the widely feared Imbonerakure militias and police, sending scores into the streets seeking revenge. The Imbonerakure is the youth wing of the ruling party. It is said by opponents to be armed and brutal as it works to help President Pierre Nkurunziza win a third term.
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Niyonzima tries to flee from the group.
Niyonzima tries to flee from the group.
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Niyonzima sits under soldiers' protection.
Niyonzima sits under soldiers' protection.
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Niyonzima is surrounded by the mob.
Niyonzima is surrounded by the mob.
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Niyonzima falls in a sewer drain.
Niyonzima falls in a sewer drain.
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People duck and run from soldiers firing into the air to disperse the crowd of demonstrators who had cornered Niyonzima.
People duck and run from soldiers firing into the air to disperse the crowd of demonstrators who had cornered Niyonzima.
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Soldiers disperse the crowd.
Soldiers disperse the crowd.
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Soldiers surround Niyonzima as he pleads for protection.
Soldiers surround Niyonzima as he pleads for protection.
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