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About 6,000 people have been arrested in Burundi since protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term broke out in April, the security minister has said, the BBC's Great Lakes service reports.
Reuters
Alain Guillaume Bunyoni said that 4,000 of them had been prosecuted.
The unrest had led to 34 police officers being killed, and 293 injured with eight of them are now disabled, he added.
Police had seized 614 guns, more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as other kind of weapons and explosives, Mr Bunyoni said.
The minister also said that 90% of Burundi was peaceful.
Mr Nkurunziza won a controversial third term in July, taking nearly 70% of the vote.
Reuters
Alain Guillaume Bunyoni said that 4,000 of them had been prosecuted.
The unrest had led to 34 police officers being killed, and 293 injured with eight of them are now disabled, he added.
Police had seized 614 guns, more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as other kind of weapons and explosives, Mr Bunyoni said.
The minister also said that 90% of Burundi was peaceful.
Mr Nkurunziza won a controversial third term in July, taking nearly 70% of the vote.
