Loyalist troops in Burundi early on Friday
detained at least three leaders of a failed
coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza,
with an AFP reporter hearing the arrest by
telephone.
The coup leaders’ spokesman, Venon
Ndabaneze, was speaking to AFP confirming
that the putschists had decided to surrender
when loyalist troops arrested him, deputy
coup leader Cyrille Ndayirukiye and another
senior figure among the mutineers.
AFP remained on the line as the leaders were
detained.
The leader of the coup attempt, former
intelligence chief General Godefroid
Niyombare, also said he was surrendering.
“We have decided to surrender,” coup leader
General Godefroid Niyombare also said by
telephone, adding that troops loyal to the
president were approaching him.
“I hope they won’t kill us,” he added.
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