Photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, on Tuesday, residents told Xinhua. (Xinhua)
BUJUMBURA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, on Tuesday, residents told Xinhua.
The Burundian Ministry of the Interior, Community Development, and Public Security said in a post on the social media platform X that the explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province.
Burundi's National Defence Force confirmed that the blasts originated from an ammunition depot at the Bujumbura Military Base, where a fire had broken out. ■
Photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, on Tuesday, residents told Xinhua. (Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, on Tuesday, residents told Xinhua. (Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, on Tuesday, residents told Xinhua. (Xinhua)
