(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Six people, including one police officer, were killed in gun battles Wednesday in a part of Burundi's capital that has led protests against the president's third-term bid, police said.
The violence, in Bujumbura's Cibitoke district, is the latest in weeks of unrest, and comes as Burundi awaits results from elections on Monday that were boycotted by the opposition and widely condemned internationally.
Five of those killed were members of an armed group who were "neutralized", police said, adding they had seized weapons, including a rifle and a rocket-propelled grenade.
Cibitoke was sealed off on Wednesday by security forces, an AFP photographer said.
The clashes took place after three grenades were thrown at a police patrol, injuring two officers, a police official said speaking on condition of anonymity.
On Monday, some voting stations were also attacked by grenades, according to the police.
The election commission claimed an "enormous" turnout in the local and general elections, despite many polling stations appearing quiet.
Elsewhere in the capital Wednesday, military parades were held to mark the country's independence day.
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