Amid Crisis, Burundi President Sets Deadline to Give Up Guns

President Pierre Nkurunziza set a Nov. 7 deadline on Monday for Burundians to hand over illegal firearms or risk being "dealt with as enemies of the nation", after months of protests over his re-election in July and a failed coup. Burundi, which emerged from civil war a decade ago, was thrown into turmoil over Nkurunziza's plan to seek a third term in office, which many of his critics said was unconstitutional. The bid, which Nkurunziza ultimately won in a disputed vote,...

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