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Burundi environment minister shot dead by gunman: police

Xinhua, January 1, 2017 Adjust font size:

Burundian Water, Environment and Territory Planning Minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru was early Sunday killed by a gunman, Burundian Police Spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said on Twitter.

According to Nkurikiye, a gunman armed with a pistol ambushed the environment minister and shot him at Rohero around 00:45 local time as the minister was going home. Endit