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Burundi environment minister Niyonkuru shot dead
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38482608Burundi environment minister Niyonkuru shot dead
54 minutes ago
From the section Africa
Burundi's environment minister has been shot dead while on his way home on New Year's Eve. Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was killed at about 00:45 local time (22:45 GMT) by "a criminal with a gun", a police spokesman tweeted.
Tweets from Pierre Nkurikiye said a woman who was with Mr Niyonkuru had been detained for questioning, following the "assassination".
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza said the crime would not go unpunished.
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