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Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital - activist


    BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A Burundi opposition figure and his bodyguard was shot dead in the capital by gunmen on Saturday, a civil society activist and residents said, adding to tensions after a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.

    Zedi Feruzi, the head of opposition party UPD, and his bodyguard were killed in the Ngagara district, Anshere Nikoyagize, the head of the civil society group Ligue ITEKA, told Reuters.

    Residents said the gunmen were in a car. A local private newspaper website said he was shot outside his house.

    (Reporting by Clement Manirabarusha and Goran Tomasevic; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Alison Williams)