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Burundian MPs' homes attacked
20/08/2007 08:54 - (SA)
Bujumbura - Grenade attacks were launched on Sunday on the homes of at least four Burundian politicians who recently criticised the central African nation's president, said security and political sources.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the attacks, which took place in several neighbourhoods of the capital, Bujumbura.
The attacks targeted the homes of three politicians from the main opposition Frodebu party - two deputies and the movement's vice-president - as well as a parliamentarian from President Pierre Nkurunziza's own party, said the sources.
Presidential party MP Jean-Marie Nduwabike said: "It is clear to me that I was targeted for murder because I am among the signatories of the open letter to the president."
Nduwabike escaped unharmed
On Friday, 67 out of Burundi's 167 MPs signed an open letter urging the president to "swiftly resume dialogue with opposition political parties" and show greater flexibility.
Burundi, which was struggling to emerge from a civil war that started in 1993, had been locked in an acrimonious political feud since the president's party lost its majority in parliament.
Nduwabike, who escaped unharmed, added that "the president of the CNDD-FDD (Nkurunziza's party) threatened us during a meeting and said that whoever was to sign the letter would face the consequences".
The police declined to provide details.
Police spokesperson Pierre Chanel Ntarabagandi said: "We are aware that there have been several incidents in different parts of the capital, but we are still investigating."
- AFP
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