Burundi military takeover should result in peace

Editor, It is gratifying to see the Burundi army moving to contain the situation. Their decision to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza was the best option of resolving an intractable problem created by a President hell bent on trashing his country’s constitution in order to hold on to power against equally determined popular resistance against the presidential coup.
A Burundian soldier riding in an armored vehicle raises his gun in the air as he joins demonstrators celebrating a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza, in the capital Bujumbura, yesterday. (Net photo)
A Burundian soldier riding in an armored vehicle raises his gun in the air as he joins demonstrators celebrating a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza, in the capital Bujumbura, yesterday. (Net photo)
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