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FRODEBU politician shot dead

    NAIROBI
    An opposition FRODEBU member of parliament was shot and killed by soldiers after drinking at a bar in a northern Bujumbura suburb on Monday night, news organisations reported. The Agence burundaise de presse (ABP) said Gabriel Gisabwamana, the MP for Bujumbura's Cibitoke area, was killed after refusing to show his identification papers to security forces on patrol. Army spokesman Colonel Longin Minani said investigations were underway. "We request that civilians collaborate with the armed forces to avoid such incidents," he said, adding that the incident took place after the 22:00 curfew. The Associated Press cited a source as saying the soldier who shot Gisabwamana knew him well. The MP had been accused by soldiers and neighbours of failing to take part in neighbourhood patrols mounted by the police following intensified rebel attacks, the source said.

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