UK travel advice refers to general declaring "military coup" in Burundi

Pulse Staff 12:44 - 13 May 2015

NAIROBI, May 13 (Reuters) - The British Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that a general had declared a "military coup" in Burundi by seeking to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza, making the reference in travel advice to citizens hours after the army general's statement.

Major General Godefroid Niyombare on Wednesday announced he was deposing Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term, saying he had support from other senior officers.

"On 13 May in Bujumbura, General Godefroid declared a military coup. The situation is subject to rapid change," Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in an emailed message.

(Reporting by Edith Honan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)