Jean Claude Niyonzima fled from his house into a sewer under a hail of stones thrown by a mob protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office.
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![Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, sits under soldiers' protection from a mob of demonstrators after he came out of hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, May 7, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af199490-bb6f-4700-825e-e061b9f4f493_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, sits under soldiers' protection from a mob of demonstrators after he came out of hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, May 7, 2015.
![Jean Claude Niyonzima pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob of demonstrators after he emerged from hiding in a sewer in Bujumbura, May 7, 2015](https://gdb.voanews.com/cd86be48-3470-4969-b250-dfb9992f6bee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jean Claude Niyonzima pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob of demonstrators after he emerged from hiding in a sewer in Bujumbura, May 7, 2015
![Soldiers disperse a crowd by firing into the air after demonstrators cornered Jean Claude Niyonzima in a sewer, Burundi, May 7, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c2a9805-03b6-4257-9eb8-495d63176ec6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers disperse a crowd by firing into the air after demonstrators cornered Jean Claude Niyonzima in a sewer, Burundi, May 7, 2015.
![Jean Claude Niyonzima pleads for his life as he is surrounded at his house by demonstrators in Bujumbura, May 7, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3d231ec2-98fa-4d17-a9af-57c612b21f53_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jean Claude Niyonzima pleads for his life as he is surrounded at his house by demonstrators in Bujumbura, May 7, 2015.