Africa › Burundi       23.02.2016

Dozen wounded in Burundi grenade blasts as UN chief visits

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (C) walks with Burundi's Vice President Gaston Sindimwo at Bujumbura airport on February 22, 2016. By Griff Tapper (AFP)

Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) - A dozen people were injured in at least 10 grenade blasts overnight in Bujumbura, police said Tuesday, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Burundi.

"Last night, 10 grenades exploded in several districts of Bujumbura, leave a dozen people wounded," a senior police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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