Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Photos: Mob punched, kicked and dragged Policewoman after being accused of shooting protester in a riot

This is the moment a Burundian policewoman was stoned by a rampaging mob who accused her of shooting at people taking part in a riot over the president's controversial bid for third term in office.
Officers opened fire on demonstrators amid furious clashes on the streets of the capital Bujumbura, as Pierre Nkurunziza defied international pressure to cease his latest campaign for president.
Shortly after the shots were fired, the policewoman was punched, kicked and dragged along the streets of the capital Bujumbura by a furious mob who managed to separate her from her colleagues. 
Harrowing images show the woman attempting to flee for her life while knife and stone-wielding men fight among themselves to reach her.
Eventually the female officer's colleagues managed to get between her and her attackers, enabling her to flee to safety with only minor injuries.

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