A Russian diplomat travelling in an embassy vehicle was fatally shot on the outskirts of Burundi's capital when he tried to force his way through a roadblock twice, the Burundi army said on Saturday.
Vladimir Rushtiko was killed at dawn as soldiers shot at his car to flatten the tyres and force him to stop, said Burundi army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Adolphe Manirakiza. Unfortunately a bullet hit him and he died, Manirakiza said. We regret such a sad incident. Further details were not available. The exact position he held at the embassy was not immediately known.