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[QUOTE]Six people, including one police officer, have been killed in gun battles in Burundi's capital as the nation awaits election results from Monday's parliamentary poll.
The clashes in Bujumbura's Cibitoke district on Wednesday took place after three grenades were thrown at a police patrol, injuring two officers, a police official said speaking on condition of anonymity.
"Two policemen were injured," said Fabien, a resident of Mutakura district where weeks of street protests took place against Nkurunziza in May and early June.
Fabien said it appeared some civilians were also wounded when two grenades exploded but it was not clear how many.
Elsewhere in the capital, military parades were held to mark the country's independence day.
The violence in the capital is the latest in weeks of unrest that has seen Burundi locked in its worst political crisis since its civil war ended a decade ago, with protests erupting in late April against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to seek a third term in office.
Monday's parliamentary elections were widely boycotted by the opposition and condemned internationally.
Some voting stations were also attacked by grenades, according to the police.
The election commission claimed an "enormous" turnout in the local and general elections, despite many polling stations appearing quiet. [/QUOTE]
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