Police fire tear gas at Burundi protesters

Burundi police fired tear gas and beat protesters demanding president Pierre Nkurunziza end his bid for a third term, in a resurgence of unrest that has stoked fears of ethnic conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes. 

At least eight of the flag-waving and chanting demonstrators were dragged off by police yesterday. Some in the crowd responded by pelting officers with stones and rocks.

Shots were fired at the offices of the European Union’s representative in Bujumbura, prompting the mission to demand the government step up its security. The EU gave no more details.