Officers surrender after failed Burundi coup

A group of junior army officers who attempted a coup to oppose Burundi President Pierre Buyoya’s negotiations with Hutu rebels surrendered today, the defence ministry said.

Minister of Defence Cyrile Ndayirukiye said the 30 officers, who had billed themselves as the Patriotic Youth Front, gave up after spending the night in the studios of state-run Radio Burundi from where they had announced their coup.