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Burundi army officer says forming transitional government

BUJUMBURA, May 13 (Reuters) - Burundi Major General Godefroid Niyombare said on Wednesday he was working with civil society groups, religious leaders and politicians to form a transitional government, after saying he and other senior officers had dismissed the president.
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Niyombare, who said President Pierre Nkurunziza had violated the constitution by seeking a third term, made the comments in a statement to reporters at a military barracks. His remarks were later broadcast on local radio stations.

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(Writing by Edmund Blair; editing by John Stonestreet)

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