Burundi's Tutsi-dominated army seized power today, and installed a former military ruler as the new leader. The leader of the coalition government overthrown by the coup, has not resigned and remains in the US ambassador's residence, where he fled to last night. Robert Siegel speaks with BBC reporter Jane Standley in Bujumbura about the situation. Standley says the streets of Burundi remain relatively peaceful so far, but tensions are high, and the minority Tutsi party is bitterly divided.
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