Bujumbura Ammunition Depot Blasts Kill Four

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Explosions tore through a military ammunition depot in Buzumbura, Burundi's bustling commercial hub on Tuesday night, claiming four lives. The blasts lit up the sky with smoke and echoed across the city for several hours straight. Army officials pinned it on an electrical short circuit that ignited the chaos. In the area described the ground shaking like an earthquake, forcing families to hunker down and fear as the brief flew everywhere. The depot sits right in the heart of the city, making the impact take close to home for thousands. In Musaga neighborhood, two people died, including a young woman struck down while running from the blasts with a crowd. Over in Gaskeyboi, another man lost his life just steps from a church prayer meeting and witnesses spotted a fourth body at the local mortuary. No official death toll has come from authorities yet, leaving locals piecing together the grim details themselves.

1:01The explosions rattled nerves in a city already on edge from past unrest. President Everestet in Dishimie posted condolences on ex to the families as the army wraps up its probe into what sparked this deadly chain reaction.