Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Bujumbura after an opposition politician was killed at the weekend.

President Pierre Nkurunziza’s call for an end to demonstrations hasn’t been heeded by protestors who’ve been on the streets for nearly a month.

The government’s denied involvement in the killing of Zedi Feruzi, leader of the small opposition party Union for Peace and Democracy , but demonstrators were not convinced.

They’re threatening continued defiance of a government ban on demonstrations.

They’re saying those who killed Feruzi will not win.

Protesters erected burning barricades. Gunshots were heard in some neighbourhoods, with demonstrators saying police are using live bullets in an attempt to disperse the crowds.

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