police fired tear gas and in turn they became the targets. there are reports that several protesters were killed and five police officers died as well. this woman was one of the lucky ones later rescued by her former officers. all the while, the military, seemingly sympathetic by both side of the fighting, tried to keep the peace. but on wednesday, the military became the center of the unrest. when major general declared the burundi military no longer declared the president. translator: president pierre aziz has been dismissed. reporter: the announcement was made when he was out of the
crack down on further descent. meanwhile, the u.s. has warned of an impending refugee crisis. tens of thousands have fled to rwanda and the congo. for burundi and its people, much remains uncertain. we also understand that a number of evacuations are also under way of nongovernment organizations and the u.s. embassy saying they re sending family member, nonemergency, nonessential staff, just outside of the country, until it cools down. atika, back to you. thank you very much, robyn kriel in nairobi, kenya. egypt s morsi will learn his fate in a case. and there s the possibility that he will get the death penalty if
the president of burundi says peace has been restored in the african nation after chaos erupted this week. several military leaders attempted a coup on wednesday following weeks of protests. all the violence has forced more than 100,000 people to flee the country. that s according to the united nations. for more details, i want to bring in robin creel who is live with us in burundi. robin, i know you ve been following this for some time now. tell me, who exactly is in control in burundi. all indications is that the president has ruled burundi for the past ten years since 2005 is firmly ensconced in control. he gave an address on the nation, on the state broadcaster, where he said that burundi was at peace.
a time and until that happens is this a great gain for isis. a major blow, atika, for the iraqi government that has been tried to last month s launching and offensive to try and take back anbar province. a very complex situation there, after it announceded a victory north of baghdad in the city of that the key. they took over that city. but here, the challenges are very, very different. and of course, the u.s. air strikes intensify yesterday, also, the iraqi forces, the government saying they re sending elite troops into al anbar. a very tense situation unfolding. that s cnn s jomana karadsheh reporting. thousands of people in burundi are running for their lives. the latest on the amendmented
he thanked beruineddyes for their attempts. and he said the borders have been reopened, they were shut during the sort of 48 hours of turmoil when the president left the country in burundi, and a major general in his army, the former head of intelligence declared that the president was being dismissed and a military coup d etat was emerging. what started off as peaceful demonstrations by opposition parties and over the current president aziz s bid to run for a conversational third term in office descended into bloody street violence.