REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BUJUMBURA -- Three cars were burned in a fire caused by a possible molotov cocktail near a bank in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, witnesses have told Xinhua, as unrest sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term continues.
"I was just in a shop near the Kenyan Commercial Bank where the incident took place. It was around noon when we heard an explosion from one of the three cars. The fire spread to the other two cars, but the criminals ran away," said a witness.
The explosion was not too loud, he said, adding that it might be a molotov cocktail that caused the fire.
The firefighters later came and extinguished the fire.
"Two police firefighter trucks managed to protect the bank and other infrastructures near the three burning cars," said the witness.
Bujumbura Mayor Saidi Djuma also visited the scene of the incident and suspected it could have been carried out by protesters against the president's re-election bid.
"These are acts of intimidation that can be compared to attacks of terrorists. These acts are intended to prevent people from going to work in Bujumbura city center," Djuma told reporters.
The National Police Spokesman, Pierre Nkurikiye, told Xinhua an investigation is underway to identify the criminals.
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