Clashes Reported in Burundi's Capital Following Coup Attempt

Explosions and gunfire have been reported in the capital of Burundi, a day after a top general launched a coup attempt while the president was out of the country. Loud blasts were heard in the center of Bujumbura Thursday, where daily political protests appear to have given way to clashes between rival political factions. On Wednesday, while President Pierre Nkurunziza was in Tanzania for a regional meeting on Burundi's political problems, former intelligence chief General...

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