Explosions rocked the city, with smoke columns rising into the sky, prompting terrified residents to seek shelter. One of the residents of Bujumbura, living nearby, said the explosions lasted for several hours. A spokesperson for the Burundian army, Gaspar Baratzosa, said at a press conference on Wednesday that an ammunition depot exploded in Bujumbura, the country's commercial capital, destroying homes, buildings, vehicles, and military equipment. He stated: 'Projectiles continued to fly over our heads and fall randomly for six hours.' Bujumbura - Reuters. The Burundian army confirmed that 13 people were killed and 57 others injured in an ammunition explosion caused by an electrical short circuit at a military base on Tuesday night.
