malcolm webb has the story. >> after the coup leaders announced it had failed, doctors say police came in and shot three men. >> we had patients, here, after that moment, we see a group of policemen arrive here and they began to shoot everywhere and they began to look for those patients. >> now from the street some protesters try oblock the roads after hearing about the coup's failure but they were quickly dispersed after gun fire. after wednesday's military takeover was popular now that it's failed people think it's bad for them. >> translator: we don't agree with the general because they fought together and did a lot of things together things we didn't want to hear about. >> most of the streets in the capital were quiet with loimist police and soldiers in control. after the coup attempt fighters loyal to the president attacked and burned tvs and radios. now the only tv on air is the state broact controlled by the broadcasts controlled 50 government. now that pierre nkurunziza has returned, many are in hiding or have fled the country. the government says those who are involved in the

malcolm webb reports from bujumbura. >> fighters of burundi's failed coup.olice came here and shot the injured men. >> we received three patients, and there was -- they was here, after that moment, we see a group of policemen arrive here and they began to shoot. everywhere. and they began to look for those patients. >> out from the street some protesters tried to block the roads after hearing about the coup's failure but they were quickly dispersed by gun fire. on wednesday the military takeover was initially popular among the demonstrators, but since it failed, some think it's made them worse for them. >> this whole coup detat they came up by themselves. they fought together and did a lot of things together then he came here and tried to talk to people about the demonstrations, things we didn't want to hear about. >> but most of the streets in the capital were quiet with police and soldiers in control. after the coup, fighters burned independent tv and radio now the only radio on air is the state broadcasters. when president pierre nkurunziza returned to th

. >> that was malcolm webb about half an hour ago. think we have managed to establish a live link with him now. can you hear me? >> yes. >> tell us what is going on now. >> reporter: there is still crowds of hundreds and hundreds of protesters here. the military vehicle is parked there, and the presence of soldiers around very few police. the army officer who has lead what appears to be a coup says he is now in control. and the president is in tanzania to meet with other african leaders. some are saying he is still going to come back. in that is going to cause a lot of problems here. because right now it seems the army has a fairly firm control over the capitol, and the protesters seem to very much have taken control of the streets. >> can you reiterate what the army is like in burundi. a guest was telling me it is one of the success stories in the nation. >> reporter: the peace deal that ended the civil war stipulated that the army had to be ethnically balanced and made up of factions of rebel groups that were fighting each other in

our correspondent malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: the sounds of begun fire in burundi's capital. streets are deserted. during a lull in the fighting, some residents seize the opportunity to run for safety. approximate trying to escape the violence, similar scenes play out as rival groups of soldiers fight for control. weeks of protests have now turned in to gun battles on the streets after senior military officer announced the dismissal of the president from offense. on thursday he took to twitter aging people to remain calm in the face of what is going on. there is fighting but the violence is drawing international concern. >> the secretary general you are gentsly calls on all party to his exercise calm and restraint. he reminds all leaders of the need to provide peace and stability in a country that has suffered so grieve plus i from previous bounce of violence. >> reporter: attempted overthrow has failed. it's still not clear if this attempt at the time coup has been successful or not. malcolm webb, al jazerra burundi. >>> simon adams is the executive director for the global c

let's get the latest now from malcolm webb who joins us on the phone from the capital. us through these arrests malcolm. >> reporter: the president is back in the country back in control, he's going to address the nation on the stayed radio in just a couple of hours from now. the national radio and tv, this is the center of the fighting yesterday. this is what the soldiers supporting the coup leaders wanted to take control of and failed to take control of. radio is the main means of commutation. the national radio controls much of the country. they lost that battle. there has been a little bit of shooting after that. but the large shooting has been calmed for quite some hours now and the government says it's back in control. >> the government says it's back in control we are waiting to hear from the president what he is going to do moving forward. but what about those that support the coup leaders who are still on the run and the supporters on the street, what sort of problem will that pose? >> reporter: well, the government says it's going to bring back the rule and la

malcolm web webb has more now from burundi. >> we just had some gunfire across the other side of the square and we don't know if these people are clearing a crowd, or if this is someone shooting in anger. we're going down on the ground. >> there is now gunfire in the square. hundreds of protesters, we don't know if this is crowd control or if people are actually fighting. >> malcolm webb in burundi for us. >>> north korea's kim jong-un has reportedly executed it's shy chief. they say that hyon yong chol dozed often during a meeting and kim jong-un said that he failed to carry out his instructions. they're describing it in terms of consolidation rather than crisis. >> our government sees such executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere to promote consolidation of kim jong-un's one and only regime. >> this is also leading some to question the stability of north korea's leader in kim jong-un. >> there has to be better ways to insure the order of the system rather than quick removal. this seems to indicate only the weakness the system, not the strength at all. >> unlike the case o

determined to stop the violence. >> that was charles stratford's report from south africa now malcolm webbom burundi. >>> 30 protesters were wounded one of them critically. the presidential election goes ahead it will break an agreement to stage local elections first. now they could give rivals more influence in the presidential vote. >>> now we can set that story out of south africa in con effect. it is about migrant workers. they have been the people who are trying to protect migrants from the violence. >> they live in an at this point township where there have been repeated attacks on migrant workers. they say that they're determined to stop the violence against foreigners. >> they urge us to make a living, and then i think the police are not very helpful. especially now even if we call them, they will take hours to come. sometimes they won't even come. >> there are those using this opportunity to protest the area and loot. >> we're told this shop was attacked by around 30 people and the somali ran who used to run it fled for his life. now there are a number of other foreign shop owners

malcolm webb, al jazeera bujumbura snrpra. >> as the protesters were unfolding, malcolm webb's reporting from earlier today. >> right now we've e-just heard some gun fire from other side of the square and a lot of the protesters are running this way hundreds of thousands have been celebrating here in the square for the last few minutes and we don't know if this is people clearing a crowd or somebody shooting in anger. we're getting down in the ground going to leave the camera right there running. we've heard quite a lot of gun four infire in the last couple of hours when the soldiers first came in the city. there was shooting, engaging a bit with some police, the police jeaj sogenerally have been loyal to pierre nkurunziza. others were not so they fought a bit with the soldiers who were advancing. now some gun fire in the square. we don't know if it's crowd control or some people are actually fighting. >> in context tonight we're taking a look at the political and ethnic unrest behind the situation in burundi. joins us from tampa florida tonight. kara good to have you with us. what is yo

al jazeera's malcolm webb has more. >> rights activists say the number arrestby police is over fowrd. at that point they had arrested 250. another press conference yesterday, didn't give any numbers, and at these press conferences they don't allow any questions. the remains of a burned out car here but the protesters haven't actually been destroying much property just one car here, over there is a whole garage full of cars but the protesters only burned this one destined for scrap. there is some level of organization and even cooperation with the owners of the garage to make sure they make the roadblock out of property that doesn't have much value to anyone. >> malcolm webb in bujumbura. katherine burns specializes in african politics. she joins us by skype by tonight. 300,000 were killed are you seeing this as an ethnic issue or strictly a political one? >> thanks for having me on tonight. this is actually strictly a political issue now. while there are violent entrepreneurs involved in this protest and have been involved in burundian politics for a long time, there is no part of the

malcolm webb al jazeera, northern burundi. >>> u.s.tary of state john kerry has made an announced visit to somalia. he met a rage of leaders including the president. more from rosiland jordan in nairobi. >> reporter: it was the first visit ever by a u.s. secretary of state to somalia. john kerry's mission on tuesday was to communicate the obama administration's support for this fledgling democracy, just three years old as somalia gets pretty for parliamentary elections in 2016 the secretary of state wanted to show the administration's support and to encourage somalia to do more to try to improve its military capacity particularly as it is trying to get rid of al-shabab, even though they are working with members of countries that have pledged to use military force to try to degrade al-shabab, they also have to deal with the fact there is no long-term military tradition, so kerry wanted to underscore the u.s.'s willingness to help somalia develop its military capacity. and kerry wanted to deliver the message that rule of law and freedom

. >> malcolm webb, thank you. >> colombia ordered a stop to crops killing cocaine.t is part of the u.s. effort to stem cocaine. the world health organization says the chemicals cause health problems and cancer. colombia's decision raises questions about the strategies to against drugs in the region. >> b.b. king has died. he had been in hospice care in his home in las vegas. we have a look back at the life of a true american icon, not just a music icon. >> an american icon, absolutely. fans have been bracing for this six king announced last week that he was in home hospice care. king's last year was marked by rapidly declining and health and accusations from his family that a long time business manager had been stealing from him. now he's gone. we take this time to remember the brilliant and influential performer that was b.b. king. >> from share cropper to superstar, in a career that interested seven decades b.b. king staked his claim as the greatest blues guitarist of all time. he grew up poor in the segregated mississippi delta picking cotton at the age of seven.

we will talk to malcolm webb live but here is his report. >> reporter: police often seen as loyal to the ruling party used rubber bullets. when nkurunziza was out of the country the senior army officer announced he was taking over. >> translator: president pierre nkurunziza has been relieved of his duty. the permanent secretaries will have minimum duties in their posts. >> burundi's army is seen as neutral and it's been popular amongst the protesters. they've not joined in the violence. minutes after the announcement from the army hundreds of jubilant protesters came running into the center too. >> translator: now the president has to go whether he wants to or not he has to go. >> reporter: some police units loyal to the president fired at the advancing protesters but soldiers overpowered them. this man was a member of the ruling party's militia dressed in police uniform they said he tried to stop them but they killed him. outside the building of the independent radio station that was closed down on the second day of protest now a crowd of protestors are celebrating and cheering. mad

al jazeera's malcolm webb reports from the capital bujumbura. >> the protest against pierre nkurunziza's possible third term in pow has been growing. on wednesday afternoon while nkurunziza was out of the country, the senior army officer announced he was taking over. >> president pierre nkurunziza has been relieved of his duty, the government has been dissolved. ministers will have minimum duties in their positions. >> burundi's army is seen as neutral and it's been popular among the protesters. they've not joined in the violence. minutes from the announcement from the army, hundreds of jubilant protesters came. >> whether he wants to or not he has to go. advancing demonstrators soldiers overpowered them. on this corner people said this tried to stop the advancing soldiers but they killed him. a short while later the army and crowds of protestors protestors arrived in place de la pendance. >> the independent radio station was closed on the second day of protest, now crowds are celebrating and cheering. the military officer says he's now in control of burundi made his announcement he was

al jazeera's malcolm webb is there. what's the latest? >> the last couple of hours have heard very heavy fighting from a short distance, over there from where the national t.v. and radio compound is. there were several dozen soldiers inside, heavily armed loyal to the president and a number of soldiers, greater number outside supporting the coup leader, attacking and trying to get to the enemy. we've heard conflicting reports somebody from the coup side told us they're trying to get the transmitter repaired to make their first broadcast to the whole country. others say they control it. information is hard to come why at the moment. >> what is the significance, why would the fighting going on at the moment be around these media establishments? >> >> the radio stations and the t.v. stations that in particular the radio stations have the ability to broadcast nationwide are crucial at this stage. this is not a very developed country, it's one of the poorest in africa. the roads are not good, there's few of them, so radio stations are the key

we are going to try to talk to malcolm webb in the burundi capitol. what more can you tell us? >> right now we are with hundreds protesting. a couple of army vehicles and armored vehicles are traveling around with soldiers. the army is seen here as being neutral and bringing back what they say is the rule of competition. >> it looks and sounds a loot like a coupe malcolm and yet the penalty's media advisor said it is oh joke. >> that doesn't match what we see on the ground here. the soldiers came into the city center. they exchanged fire with that those loyal -- protestors haven't been able to get into the city centers since the protest started last month. there are hundreds, possibly thousands in the streets, the president went to meet with other presidents from the region to talk about this crisis, but the military leaders have taken that opportunity to take control. >> glad we could talk to you malcolm. a live report from the ground in burundi where it very much looks like a coupe is underway. we will talk to a conflict and risk expert. it very much looks like a coup. it is

malcolm webb reports from the capital. >> this man was among a crowd of protesters when police opened fire. he was lucky a bullet just grazed his leg. he seems unshaken. the police are trying to intimidate us. they want us to stay off the streets and do not want us to expressure views. he's one of self people seeking treatment. the protesters say the president should not run for a third term. supporters say he's entitled to. police fired tear gas. supporters blocked roads. there has been groups of soldiers on the street. police trust the army. some say when the soldiers are present, the police don't use live rounds. riots groups say the government is trig to silence anyone that objects. the ministers of public security read a press conference. we can't ask questions. >> the organiser said the protests were peaceful. throwing stones shooting throwing grenades - they showed us a gun money, and a man with a bloodied beaten face. they said he was an arm protestor. away from the protests in the city center one was thrown into a bus. we don't know who by. police said we should film it. more

malcolm webb has more from northern burundi. >> reporter: this man says he's terrified by what is written in the letters. he said they've been pushed under the doors of people in the neighbourhood by members of the youth wing. it belongs to the ethnic tutsi minorities and the letters say tutsi me women, boys and girls will be killed if the president does not run for a third term. >> they come at night, chanting songs that threaten us. saying they'll smash anyone that stands in their way. >> it's because of the threats that thousands from rural areas fled to neighbouring rwanda. it's because of misinformation. people living around here told us there was a family of 7 living in the house, and they left about two months ago, and they sold the iron sheets for money for the bus fare to take them to the border with rwanda. here you see clothes and possessions left on the floor. we have spoke to more people that say they want to leave, but are trying to get the money together for the trp. >> we met the area leader outside the ruling party's meeting place in a nearby town. he denied that they are

malcolm webb was there. >> dozens and dozens on foot and in trucks came in monk cheering protesters. here at independent square the last couple of hours there have been hundreds of cheering protesters the army is very popular monk the protesters. they're seen as a benevolent force in trying to reinstate the rule of the constitution in this this 2005 peace deal that ended burundi's civil war. people will get the free and democratic elections they've been protesting for. >> we have more now on the events leading up to the army seizure of power. >> people are celebrating. they heard that the president has been removed. they have been surrounded by soldiers believed to be loyal to an army general who said that he's taking control of the country. more than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds have been injured. people have been angry at the president who was running for a third term. protesters say that his running is unconstitutional, but a recent court ruling said that his running does not violate constitution. the president was in tanzania for those consultations. he was remove

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: the sound of gun fire in bujumbura. the streets are deserted. during the lull people ran for safety, trying to escape the violence. similar scenes play out in other parts of the city, as rival groups of soldiers fight to control. weeks of protests turned into gun battles on the streets after a senior military officer announced the dismissal of pierre nkurunziza from office. he is out of the country, but on thursday took to twitter urging burundians to remain calm in the face of this. there has been fighting around the state media compound. the violence drew international concern. >> the secretary-general calls on all parties to exercise calm and restraint. and reminds all burundian leaders of the need to preserve peace and stability from a country that suffered bouts of violence. >> the head of the army said an overthrow fail. it's not clear whether the coup has been successful or not. >>> an independent journalist in bujumbura - we asked him what it was like on the streets of the capital. >> it is deserted. my street was held up to an hour and

from the capital malcolm webb reports. >>> since about 3 o'clock in the morning local time there has been fighting in different parts of the city. there has been gunfire, grenades, and it could be rockets. we understand it's between soldiers loyal to pierre nkurunziza and soldiers or the those loyal to the coup. those rejecting attempts to take over. fighting is in several different parts of the city. we under two leaders control the airport. the president says he wants to come back. he still is a legitimate president. as long as the soldiers supporting the coup leader control the airport and the borders, it will be difficult for him to do that >>> east african leaders meeting in tanzania condemned the coup. the president called for the return of constitutional order and an end to violence. >> this does not solve the problems of burundi. we do not accept the coup and condemn it and call for return of constitutional order in that country. police in baghdad accused a shi'ite group of setting fire to a sunni community center. it's spread to 30 houses in the northern suburbs. shia worshi

malcolm webb has been following developments from the capitol. >> reporter: the president is back herecapitol bu judge bury, and it seems the attempted coup has failed. soldiers loyal to the president are in key locations on the streets. some people tried protesting, people who have been protesting against pierre nkurunziza's bid for a third presidential term in june's elections, but they faced gunfire and had to run away. many activists are fleeing the country of trying to hide in foreign embassies. they say they are fearing for their lives and are expecting a much more violent and ruthless response from the government now following the coup. the government says those connected with the coup will face justice and get fair trials. >>> still to come for you, we meet somali migrants who escaped the war in yemen, but now find themselves with nowhere safe to go. >>> and the man responsible for bringing nature and light into german architecture is officially recognized. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. let's update you on the top stories. fierce fighting is going on in ramadi, a key strategic target a

. >> malcolm webb in that demonstration. investigators in the united states say that the amtrak train that trashed crashed in philadelphia may have been hit by a bullet or rock or other object. it was running at twice the speed limit when it crashed. eight people were killed and many injured. there will be an examination of the train's windshield. >>> a passenger train collided with a truck in northwestern germany. the driver of the truck was not hurt. the police say three of the injured train passengers are in critical condition. the macedonia opposition is calling for mass protests on sunday demanding prime minister nicole la gretzky step down. we have reports now from ku kumanova, the town where it happened. >> this is what remains of the barbershop in kumanovo. and the house behind. he is in police custody. the hospital therapist is counseling his family. [ sobbing ] >> on tv they're calling my husband a terrorist. he is just a barber. who is going to walk my son to kindergarten now? >> families cower as security forces

we'll talk to our man malcolm webb.oing on there. >> that's right, a senior reported that a senior army officer said he is speaking on behalf of a number of senior army police officers. currently he is in neighbouring tanzania. he is one of a number of presidents to talk about the crisis. they have not been able to confirm the reuters line. this is something that act fists say they think should happen or will in recent days as the protest and violence escalates. the army scene has been neutral. they are out from the treat during the protest, and while police will shoot at the protests, the army will step in between and urge police to use less force. it's neutral to some protesters and some are on their side and are there to protect them pro testing without being shot at or killed. for many it's not the case. the presidential provider said that this is not serious. we are yet to find out if or if not the military has subpoena control. >> the protesters on the street because they were angry at him running for a third term

al jazeera's malcolm webb is in the capitol. >> reporter: just a short while ago we heard very heavyighting coming from over here from the area where the compound of the national radio and national tv are. understand that yesterday when the soldiers supporting the leader of the coup took key locations, they didn't force their way in they tried to negotiate their way in. but they failed to do that. so there has lately been heavy fighting there. there were forces loyal to the president who were heavily armed fighting back inside. the radio has now gone off air, and we don't know who won and who has got control of the radio now. controlling the radio is very important. burundi is one of the poorest countries in africa, and fm radio is the best way to reach the people. if you say you are in power and that's the only means of communication, then to a large extent you are. there's a great attempt to take to try control of that piece of infrastructure. >>> an attack was reported in benny in the northeast of the country. more than 300 people have been killed in the past three months. the att

malcolm webb has more from the capital. >> quite interesting they said the army would continue its work with the accusation and the arusha peace deal from 2005, that was the peace deal that ended burundi's 13 year civil war. all political actors should also uphold these two judicial documents. the significance of that is the president who is trying to run for a third term, his supporters say the accusation does allow it. there's some question whether the burundi accusation will allow him to do it or not. that 2005 peace deal it's clear that presidents in burundi can only serve two terms. the army saying they will continue their work to uphold that peace agreement and urging all political actors to do so, implies that they are not supporting president pee 8 nkurunziza'snkurunziza's statement tonkurunziza's teamed to donkurunziza's attempt to do so. >> hundreds of refugees and asigh legal seekers from the democratic republic of congo and burundi, so far there have been few reports of successful reintegration. charles stratford reports now from durbin. >> reporter: the fences started comin

more now from malcolm webb. >> reporter: this man says he is terrified by what is written in these lettersays they have been pushed under the doors of people in his neighborhood at night by members of the youth wing. he belongs to an ethnic tutsi group. and he says men, women and girls will be killed. >> translator: they come at night, singing songs that threaten us. >> reporter: it's because of these threats, he says that thousands of people have fled. but the government says it is because of misinformation. people said that there was a family of seven living in this house and they left about two weeks ago. in this room here you can see some of their clothes and possessions that they left on the floor. we have spoken to several more people who said they want to leave, but they are still trying to get the money together for the transport. we met the area leader outside of the ruling party's meeting place in a nearby town. he denied sending the letters or making threats. >> translator: this is a lie. there are no names or signatures on the letters. the opposition may be writing those letter

malcolm webb spoke to some of them. >> reporter: this man who doesn't want to be identified as been coordinatedtests on the treats for more than two weeks. along with the demonstrators he says the president should not run for a third term because they say it is against the constitution. the president has said the protests must stop and many activists fear being arrested. >> translator: there are many protesters and some stay here all day, so we have to find them something to eat. and many have been injured. we try to take them for treatment. >> reporter: since the failed coup last week there have been mostly soldiers on the streets, and a few police. he went to talk to these men about the shootings. there is an argument between two factions. the men from the largest group say they will not shoot at protesters, but the smaller group will. >> translator: they are ordering us to get off of the streets so they can fire at the citizens. >> reporter: he reports this kind of information to more senior activists who coordinate protests across the city. he says there are more than a 100 protesters invol

malcolm webb reports from the capital. >> the protests against pierre's third term in power had been growing. police, seen as loyal to the ruling party used tear gas and bullets against the demonstrators. they struggled to contain them. wednesday afternoon, when he was out of the country, the senior army officer announced he was taking over. >> president pierre nkurunziza has been relieved of his duty. >> soldiers in military vehicles moved into the city center to take control of key locations. the army is seen as neutral. the soldiers have been on the streets, but have not moved into the violence. minutes after the announcement hundreds of protesters came in too. >> translation: now the president has to go, whether he wants to or not. he has to go. >> reporter: some police unit loyal to the president fired at the demonstrators. soldiers overpowered them. people said this man was a member of the militia dressed in police uniform. they said he tried to stop the advancing soldiers, but killed him. a short while later the army and crowds of protesters arrived in the city center. outside

malcolm webb has more from burundi's capitol. >> reporter: the president back here in the capitol, andnow decisive that the attempted coup has failed. soldiers loyal to the president and police around key locations on the streets. some have tried protesting, people who have been protesting in recent weeks against pierre nkurunziza's bid for a third term in the presidential elections, but they were quickly met with gunfire and had to run away. many activists themselves are now fleeing the country or trying to hide in foreign embassies, they say they are fearing for their lives and expecting a much more violent and ruthless response from the government now. the government says those arrested in connection with the coup will face justice and get fair trials. >>> nearly 300 migrants were rescued today off of the coast of libya. they were taken to a port city in sicily. among them were 28 women and three children. italian officials say in the past 48 hours, almost 3600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats. on the other side of the world many migrants also trying to get from mya

. >>> let's get the latest from malcolm webb. . >> we heard gun fire and grenades. seems the fighting was between soldiers loyal to the coup and soldiers or fighters loyal to president pierre nkurunziza. and rejects the coup leaders attempt to take over. that fighting has been in different parts of the city, but we understand the coup leader controls the airports, and the land borders are closed. president pierre nkurunziza wants to come back, he says he's the legitimate supporters. as long as the soldiers control the airports and borders, it will be give for him to do that >>> nine have been killed in fighting in north-east nigeria, boko haram launched app attack in maiduguri on wednesday, and the clashes broke out when nigeria troops tried to push them back. the army imposed a curfew in the area. saudi arabia says houthi rebels violated a ceasefire 12 times since tuesday. there are reports of fighting in tiaz. the houthis say the saudi-led coalition carried out one air strike and shelled rebels by the sea. the kingdom says it remains committed to the truce. >> in

. >> malcolm webb is in the capitol. >> reporter: the activists organizing these protests say today andng for extra surge of protesters. they really want to get their message across. because tomorrow heads of state, presidents from all around the region kenya, tanzania and other states are going to meet with the president here, and protesters are hoping that they will try to pressure him away from running for a third term. now there is a small crowd of protesters heading past and singing. groups like this all over the city today. clashing with police in some places and other suburbs there's no police visible at all. the police have moved away. behind me this is the office of the ruling party in this neighborhood, which crowds of protesters destroyed earlier. the ruling party have offices like this in every suburb of the city and throughout the count tryside andville ages as well. people are protesting against the president running for the third term smashed a hole in the building and looted the contents. >>> chad's president says the war against boko haram have not totally been won beca

malcolm webb is there. >> reporter: dozens and dozens of soldiers on foot and some in trucks came intoity center. along with hundreds of cheering protesters. a military officer says he has taken control of the country. here in independence square for the last couple of hours there have been many many hundreds of cheering protesters waving branches, and cheering every time they see military vehicles going past. the army are very popular here. they are seen as being neutral and being a benevolent force in their goal of trying to stop the president for running for a third term. and a benevolent force in trying to reinstate the rule of the constitution. of course it still remains to be seen if people are going to get the free and fair democratic elections that they say they have been protesting for. >> reporter: osama has more on the day's events and the background to the apparent army seizure of power. >> reporter: people in the capitol are celebrating. they have heard that the military has removed president pierre nkurunziza. the state broadcaster has been surrounded by solders. they are

here's malcolm webb. >> reporter: activists on saturday said protesters should take two days of rest to recover and mourn the lives of those protesters killed last week. monday's demonstrations were the greatest so far. there were more demonstrations in suburbs of the city that haven't seen demonstrations before and also in three provinces outside the capital. there's no sign of things calming down anytime soon. in the rural areas the u.n. says over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and the democratic republic of congo and a lot of people are threatened for opposing the third term or they've been threatened because of the ethnicity. a lot of people are concerned that if the peaceful political resolution isn't found soon it will descend into the violence seen during the 13-year civil war that ended in 2005. >>> in knee jeer ya some of the we can rescued from boko haram talk about what happened to them. 275 captives were taken from the camp. three-quarters of them were under 18. some of them said they saw signs of discontent within the armed group. >> translator: they were

malcolm webb joins us now from the capitol. what did the president have to say?reporter: he said that the coup had failed and that he was still in charge. but since then there was a big -- a large fight at the state broadcaster, the national tv and radio, where soldiers who were loyal to the senior army officer who said he was taking over who launched the attempted coup attacked the compound inside were several dozen fighters loyal to the president and they were heavily armed. and from what we understand the soldiers loyal to the coup leader were beaten back and they haven't taken control. the state national radio went off air for a while. we understand its transmitters were damaged in the fighting but then repaired. so it is back on now, and saying it is still in control of government hands. here there is very little infrastructure so the national state broadcaster is the only sort of information coming from the capitol and reaching all of those people living in the rural areas. so whoever controls the radio has basically got themselves in a position where they

al jazeera's malcolm webb has the latest. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the sounds of gunfire in burundi'sitol. the streets are deserted during a lull in the fighting, some residents seized the opportunity to run for safety trying to escape the violence. similar a scenes play out in other parts of the city as rival groups of soldiers fight for control. weeks of protests have now turned into gun battles on the streets after a senior military officer announced the dismissal of the president from office. violence has drawn international concern. >> the secretary general ur kently calls on all parties to exercise calm and restraint. and maintain peace and stability in a country that has suffered grievously from previous violence. >> reporter: it is still not clear if the attempted coup has been successful or not. mallcom webb al jazeera, burundi. >>> east african leaders meeting in tanzania have condemned the coup in burundi. tanzaniaee's president called for an end to the violence. >> the summit condemns in the strongest terms the possible the coup in burundi, and the summit is of the view th

and as malcolm webb reports protesters have vowed to stay on the streets until their demands are met.rter: this man who calls him delve gad and doesn't want to be identified has been coordinating protests for more than three weeks here a protester tells him some soldiers shot at them and shows them the bullet casings, along with the demonstrators he says the president shut not run for a third term in next month's election, because they say it's against the constitution. >> the president has said the protests must stop and many activistses say they are being injured. >> reporter: since the failed coup last week, there has been mostly soldiers on the streets and few police g ad went to talk to these men about the shootings shootings. there is an argument between two factions the men from the larger group say they wail not shoot at protesters but the smaller group will. >> translator: they are ordererring us to get off the streets so they can fire at the citizens. >> reporter: gad reports this kind of information to more senior activist who his coordinate protest as cross the city. he sa

malcolm webb, al jazerra. >>> the nigerian army has released pictures of a group of women and girls it says were rescued there the boko haram strong hold. they say 293 people were freed from the forest on wednesday. the army also says it's now freed another group of captives more than 160 women and girls here say report. >> reporter: nigeria's military say these are some of the 293 293 women and children rescued they were held in severe and inhuman conditions the military says. they are trying to work out the identities of the women and children, where they come from and how they were kid the thatted. many are hoping that some of those rescued are the chibok school girls they were abducted by boko haram in april last year. 219 of still missing. the military say they can't confirm whether some of the rescued are from which chibok. >> hope is not lost. we will search everywhere possible. not just in that forest, everywhere is being searched with the though locating both our chibok girls and every hostage that is in the captivity of terrorists. >> reporter: but people who have been campai

malcolm webb reports from the capital. >> reporter: he says he was among a crowd of protesters were policened fire he was lucky a bullet just grazed his leg and he seems unshaken. >> translator: the police are trying to intimidate us, they want us to stay off the street and they do not want us to express your views. -- our crews. >> reporter: he's one of several people receiving treatment to gunshot wounds at this hospital. the protest essay the president should not run for a third term in june's election. his supporters say he's entitled to. police frequently fire tear gas some protesters block roads and throw stones back it police, there have been small groups of soldiers out on the streets since monday, people here trust the army and see it as neutral and not taking political sides. some of the protesters say when the soldiers are present the police don't use live rounds. dozens have been arrested and detained. the they say the government is trying to suppress them. they held a press conference and read a statement but we couldn't ask them about the people that have been shot or detaine

. >>> let's cabinet the latest from malcolm webb. malcolm, we know that the president has been trying to get home. any idea where they are now. what are the chances of them returning. >> well, the last we heard is he is in tanzania, in their capital, with plans to travel here. the last he heard is soldiers supporting the leader of the coup. we keep getting new bits of information. some key locations are changing hands, and changing back again fairly fast. it's not exactly clear at the moment. controlling the airport and land borders is crucial. that will determine whether or not the president can come back as he wants to. we heard the chief of the army and the head of the intelligence are loyal to the president. they say senior military officers to said he was taking over launching the coup didn't persuade them to join the strike. there's a lot of soldiers and members of the ruling party, described as a militia, fighting on the president's side. we understand that the coup leaders - the people on the president's side has weapons, the

malcolm webb is there. malcolm, is the president in control of the country?hat do we know about his whereabouts? >> it certainly looks like that now. we've just heard that he's actually come from his hometown which is one or two hours drive from here. there's government soldiers and policemen loyalists around the city, around key buildings so it does look like a coupe failed. people have been waiting for hours for them to make a speech on the national t.v. and radio the state owned t.v. and radio the only broadcaster left in the country after the broadcasters were targeted and bombed and burned in the last couple of days of violence. there hasn't been word from him so people awaiting from that and wondering what he has to say. >> what is the situation on the streets now? we heard earlier that demonstrators were out again. >> that's right. then started protesting the end of last month and they were protesting up until two days ago, when the coup happened and when they heard that the coup had failed today we heard something went out on the street, started tryin

malcolm webb is there. malcolm we heard about this fight for the state broadcasting compound.te radio was off of the air. we have heard it has come back on, but who is in control? >> reporter: still not fully confirmed but as far as we understand from some of the things that they have said on air it is still in control of the supporters the loyalest of the president. so it seems that the people who are supporting the soldiers who were supporting the senior army officer who lead the attempted coup lost that fight. and it is a crucial fight. here there is very little infrastructure, most people depend on the state-owned national radio network for information. especially since the rural transmirts were turned off when the protests began two weeks ago. and many were attacked last night and today by supporters of the president. this is the only key piece of information infrastructure left and as far as we know now it is still in the hands of the government. that means the success of the attempted coup isn't looking clear at the moment. >> the gunfire you'rer hearing right now, stil

. >> malcolm webb. >>> now mali's taureg rebels have backed out of signing a peace accord with the government and other armed groups. the separatists have signed the initial deal but now want greater guarantees for more autonomy in the north. we have the details. >> it was lated as a decisive step. the precedentthe president and african dignitaryies were there to witness the signing. but those who were there to see the taureg absence said that they're moving forward. >> we salute the international integrity who stood by mali and the issues in the north. we've suffered for three years now. >> the fight is for greater autonomy in the north and supporters denounced the agreement. >> we're against the deal. we're ready to fight to the day of our victory. >> we don't exit the signature. it's not in our interest. if our demands are not being met we do not want it. >> continuing fighting in northern mali is casting doubt on the peace process. taureg forces exchanged fire with pro-government groups in the northern town. and they have seize the two-thirds of northern mali in the 2012, and their boycot

the president's filing for a third term in offers in burundi malcolm webb is in bujumbura where police are having trouble controlling the opposition. >> it would only take police three days to clear the protests. they still haven't done this. plastic bags tied on for visibility, rocks and rubbish piled on the floor and in the center of the road a burned out trailer, the protesters manning it can decide which vehicles are allowed to pass and which ones aren't. >> translator: the only people who are allowed to pass the roadblocks are soldiers journalists and the ambulances, people who are going to work are not allowed. it is our duty. we need to express our concerns to draw the attention of the international community so people know that the situation is not good here. we want to affect the economy to put pressure on the government. >> there are roadblocks every 20 meters or so throughout this whole neighborhood. this one here made of the usual rocks and burned tires and branches, ones like this are very common. here the protesters have managed to push a shipping contain inteer theerinto

malcolm webb has more from burundi's capitol. >> reporter: this soldier came to the hospital injured.er the coup leaders announced the coup failed doctors say police came here and shot the injured man. >> we received a patient, and he was here in emergency room. after that moment we see a group of policemen arrive here and they began to shoot everywhere, and they began to look for this patient. >> reporter: out on the streets, some protesters tried to block the roads after hearing about the coup's failure, but were quickly dispersed with gunfire. on wednesday the military takeover was initially popular, but since it failed many now think it's made things worse for them. >> translator: this whole coup d'etat is something they came up with by themselves. we don't agree, because he came from the same party. they fought together, and did a lot of things together. and then he came here trying to talk to people about the demonstrations, things we didn't want to hear about. >> reporter: but most of the streets in the capitol were quiet with loyalist, police and soldiers in control. after the

malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> simon adams joins us, executive director simon adams. >> it's very interesting to see that there is some level of support in this attempted coup in the streets. but it appears at the moment that the army is not completely behind the move, the sections of the army still apeep a little bit unsure. what will be the role of the police will be unclear. it's still in its early days. it's very important for maximum restraint by the security forces and protesters in order to de-escalate the situation. it's a potential there pretty horrible to happen. >> certainly there are things to worry about. in the civil war 350,000 people died. it has narrowly missed genocide, and it's government has led to widespread mass atrocities. it's reasonable grounds to be deeply concerned at the moment, but now it really depends on the key actor in burundi in pulling back the country from its precipice. >> people in burundi are human beings. certainly their past has plenty of dark chapters in it. primarily it was comparable. things would have a chance to get dark and deadly, indeed. in ter

malcolm webb walked with the demonstrators in the capital bujumbura on saturday. [ singing ] >> reporter: these protesters are undeterred by the violence of last few days. they are determined to continue protesting against the bid for a third term. many of these people cheered when the coup on wednesday happened but they say they want to carry on until the president withdraws his bid to run in the election. >> translation: they have closed down the radios because they want to kill us without people knowing. if they want, they want to kill us all. they won't stop until they accept they cannot run for a third term. >> the president said the protests must stop so the election can be peaceful. and said those involved in the coup attempt would stand trial. the outcomes of the coup seem to benefit the ruling party and the supporters of the president. the independent radio and tv - activists are fleeing and going into hiding. but still the protesters continue and the song they sing is a familiar sound on the streets over the last few weeks and the lyrics are "it's time for change it's time for

malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> to iraq now, eight policemen have been killed in isil attacks on police stations east of ramadi, taken by as i say i'll on sunday. shia militias are preparing a counter offensive. we have this report from baghdad. >> they are preparing for a war that could deepen the divide in iraq. shia fighters are some 30 kilometers east of isil's new stronghold ramadi. they plan to push deep to the sunni heartland to recapture territory from islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> we're announcing that the popular mobilization forces are getting ready to take back anbar. the people have asked for our help about a month ago but politicians were reluctant. >> the council did request such assistance when ramadi fell to isil on sunday, but the council is not representative of all sunni tribes. many of them don't want shia forces on their land and would have preferred arms so wage this battle alone. officials in baghdad insist that these fighters who are backed by iran are no longer militias and operate under the government. they are trying to calm sunni fears. even the u

malcolm webb joins us live. bring us up to date with the latest on these arrests and protests. >> the protests are still going on actually. large groups of protestors have gathered behind us saying they don't want the president to run for a third term. they are chanting in the name of the independent popular radio station here which was taken off air a couple of days ago. meanwhile, it's may day here, so the president's been giving a presentation for the may day celebration, labor day cell braces. hes people have done good work over the year. the workers unions not extremely blissful it does have a large number of members. >> the president has been speaking. what more has he been saying? >> there has been violence on the streets. the police held a press conference yesterday and some of the protestors are armed and throwing grenades. we vice president seen evidence of that on the streets. he says people should turn out in large numbers for the presidential election in june. his supporters say there are peaceful r

malcolm webb is in bujumbura. >>> this is al jazeera america, we are interrupting our colleagues in doha you live to the nation's capitol where president obama is being introduced to honor fallen police officers with a keynote speech at the 34th annual national police officers memorial day services. this event was proclaimed by president kennedy back in 1962. some 40,000 police officers from the u.s. and around the world are expected to be in attendance throughout the week. >> president barack obama. thank you so much sir. honor to have you here. [ applause ] >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. thank you. please be seated. thank you chuck for that kind introduction for your years of proud service not only as a police officer but for all of the advocacy that you do on behalf of law enforcement and their families. i want to thank the entire fraternal order of police and its leadership jim and linda for everything that you do to support those who protect and serve. let me also say that as we gather here today, our prayers remain with the families of our marines, and two nepales

crossing over to malcolm webb to tell us about the protests. what is the latest. >> we are in the capitol where there's been heavy protesting, one of the heaviest days of protesting so far. the organizers say today and tomorrow they're pushing for an extra coverage of protestors. they really want to get their message across, because tomorrow, heads of state presidented from all around the region are going to meet in neighboring tanzania with the president from burundi here and protestors are hoping that they'll try and pressure him away from running for a third term. now a small crowd of protestors heading past and singing. scenes like this in the city today, clashing with police in some places, police are visible. the police have moved away. behind me, this is the office of the ruling party in this neighborhood, which crowds are protestors destroyed earlier. the ruling party have offices like this in every suburb of the stiff, through the country side, as well. people who live here who don't like the ruling party protesting against the preside