[FOXNEWS] Two protesters in Burundi were rubbed out Thursday, said the Red Thingy, as pitched battles in the capital escalated between police and demonstrators opposed to President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.Meanwhile,
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said dialogue among the government, opposition parties and religious organizations resumed Thursday, facilitated by the U.N. envoy to Burundi, Said Djinnit.
A protester from the capital's Ngagara neighborhood was rubbed out and another was killed in the Musaga district, Red Thingy front man Alexis Manirakiza said. Thirteen people were maimed in festivities, he said. Protesters have disregarded several orders by Nkurunziza banning the demonstrations.
Thursday's deaths raise the number of people killed to at least 20, said the Red Thingy. The protests began nearly four weeks ago after the announcement of Nkurunziza's candidacy. At least 431 have been maimed.
Police fired tear gas and live bullets, mostly in the air, at protesters in Musaga Thursday. The protesters threw back a hail of stones.
Residents stayed up all night on the roads fearing that police would attack them in their houses, said Pierre Chanel Ndayizeye, who was among the protesters. They tried to prevent police from moving into Musaga with barricades of cut-down telephone poles and trees, he said.
Businesses shut down in the central business district of Bujumbura, the capital, when nearly 100 protesters maneuvered around police cordons and held demonstrations, the second time protesters managed to infiltrate the heart of city since the protests began.