87 people were killed when violence broke out at three military sites in Burundi last Friday. Eight of the dead were security officers, and 49 people were captured. Residents who found a further 34 bodies in the street accused police of taking revenge. Unrest has hit Burundi since April with continued protests after President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his decision to seek a third term in office following a disputed July election result. On Sunday the US government urged its citizens to leave Burundi immediately. African Union military observers are already on the ground assessing the situation. Hundreds have been killed since April, mostly in Bujumbura. ‘We can observe today in Burundi a clear manipulation of ethnicity by both the government and the opposition,’ the UN's special adviser on genocide told the BBC last week. Activists have gone into hiding, fearing attack. See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35083823