Gunfire has rung out in the Burundi capital Bujumbura, as soldiers take to the streets to quell continuing protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza.<br /><br /> It comes days after he survived an attempted coup.<br /><br /> Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office has caused widespread anger, with critics claiming it is unconstitutional – which he denies.<br /><br /> “The military is shooting at us,” said one street protester.<br /><br /> “They came here pushing and shoving us and also doing the same to journalists. Then they shot. Right now they have just shot again.”<br /><br /> Amid the continuing unrest, Burundi’s defence and foreign affairs ministers have both reportedly been dismissed. <br /><br /> The country is facing its worst crisis since an ethnically charged civil war ended in 2005. <br /><br /> Scores of people are fleeing to neighbouring countries. <br /><br /> More than 70-thousand refugees have arrived in Tanzania. Conditions are dire, but those who have fled say it is better than life in Burundi where they feared for their lives.
