. >>> now, two people have been killed in berundi after police opened fire on demonstrators. hundreds have been protesting against the president's current decision to seek a third term in office in defiance of the two-term limit. malcolm webb has the latest from the capital. >> reporter: the protests started at sunrise this morning. police were deployed and protesters started cheering and chanting and police fired tear gas. we were in one of those sush bushes for a couple of hours. as the protesters disbursed, each time they came back in larger and larger numbers. they were throwing tires and rubbish. the police kept the upper hand to use tear gas in places. there's reports they were firing at people. of course, at least two people have been shot and several people have been injured with gunshot wounds as well. i spoke to the president's spokesman a short while ago, and he says that the protesters and the activists are responsible for this violence and not the presidency. he says this should be peacefully resolved in a presidential election and if people aren't happy with the

says over 15,000 refugees from berundi are in rwanda having fled violence.ple of xenphobia, people have been killed in a series of attacks against african migrants living in the country and charles stratford met the victim of one family. >> reporter: came to south africa from mozambeke in 71 and his nephew was murdered during the resent wave of xenophobic attacks against migrant workers. >> translator: when the nurse told me he was gone i was broken because when his father died he left him with me to look after. why has god taken him away from us? >> reporter: the family is scared and trying to cope. the attack on a nine-year-old was caught on camera but a south africa journalist. >> translator: i cannot eat or sleep. he is always in my mind the picture of how he died is always there. >> reporter: this is a spot where he was so brutally killed now four men were arrested and are expected to stand trial for his murder but a number of people lost family from violence in 2008 who have given up waiting for justice and he came to south africa in 2007 from democrat

quite clear now he is becoming unpopular and weaker than he has been corruption is on the rise and berundist gdp on earth. there are clear problems for him going forward if he does choose to stand and is reelected which is pretty likely given opposition politicians who fled or in prison. so and you got the problem of the youth malitia, what happens before or what happens to them after the election they were not just disbanned that easily so you have a lot of armed, trained, ex malitia around what is going to happen to them. so there are big questions to be asked i think. >> thank you, andrew wallace talking to us on the news hour today and thank you for your time. >> sure. >>> other electoral news out of africa polls opened in the west africa country where the president is the clear favorite to win another term. his family ruled the country for 48 years since his father seized power in a military coup in 1967 and unchallenged for more than 20 years and faced a multi-party election for the first time in 1993 which hoe won and reelected in 1998 and in 2003 a year after term limits were remov

. >>> two people have been killed in berundi after police opened fire on demonstrators. hundreds are protesting against the president's decision to seek a third team in office in defiance of a two-term limit. his supporters say he's eligible for another team since he was chosen by the government rather than the public. we have the latest from the capital. >> reporter: the protests started at sunrise this morning. crowds of protesters gathered in suburbs. police were deployed and protesters started cheering and chanting and police fired tear gas. we were in a suburb for a couple hours. as the process was dispersed, each time they came back in larger and larger number. they are starting to have roadblocks and rubbish. the police managed to each the upper hand using tear gas in other places. there are reports its firing people, and at least two people have been shot and several people have been injured with gunshot wounds as well. i spoke to the president a short while ago, and he says that the protesters feel responsible for this violence and not the presidency. he says th

>> warren weinstein was very sympathetic to the people of berundi.ntry. but warren made a supreme effort to get to know the people of this country, you know, and to be able to explain them to me who was a new arrival there. the other thing about warren was he was a very humble person. he drove a beat up old volkswagen beetle. he's just an inquiring mind and a gentle soul. i mean think about him working in pakistan as he's into his mid-70s. because he loved the work. i mean this is a special person. this is the kind of person that should be representing the united states overseas. >> well he dedicated his life to service in a dangerous place, and he lost his life. >> and we killed him, you know. it wasn't intentional, i don't suppose, but we killed him. >> no certainly not intentional, but a sad fact the u.s. killed its own here. dan simpson, thanks so much for being on. this is a story we're going to stay on. please stay with us. after this break, we will have an interview, his first since this news broke with senator john mccain. please stay with us