"We give them 15 days to surrender," Nkurunziza said of the armed
gangs on Wednesday. "On the 15th (of June) we will put a stop to (the
violence). I came to tell you that we won’t rest until security is
restored."
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza walks during a ceremony in tribute
to the former late President Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza at the
national congress palace in Bujumbura, Burundi May 16, 2016.
President Pierre Nkurunziza has given armed gangs in Burundi 15 days to surrender to authorities and hand in their weapons or face unspecified action.
Nkurunziza was speaking during a visit to Mugamba district, some 65 km southeast of the capital Bujumbura, where many local officials have been killed in recent weeks.
Tit-for-tat
attacks between Nkurunziza's security forces and his opponents have
escalated since April 2015 when he announced a disputed bid for a third
term. He won re-election in July.
"We give them 15 days to surrender," Nkurunziza said of the armed gangs on Wednesday. "On the 15th (of June) we will put a stop to (the violence). I came to tell you that we won’t rest until security is restored."
The government conducted a similar arms mop-up in the capital in November.
Burundi
police said in early May that more than 450 people had been killed in
unrest that began a year ago. The United Nations says over 250,000 have
fled the country since last April.
A new round of
peace talks between the government and its opponents aimed at ending the
political crisis was launched in the Tanzanian city of Arusha in late
May. Previous discussions in Burundi and Uganda over the past year
collapsed or stalled.
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