Burundi accuses opposition leader Alexis Sinduhije of 'terrorist acts'

Alexis Sinduhije

Alexis Sinduhije, Burundi's exiled opposition politician, is pictured at a rally in Bujumbura in 2010. PHOTO | ESDRAS NDIKUMANA | AFP

Burundi has issued an international arrest warrant against exiled opposition politician Alexis Sinduhije, accusing him of leading a group responsible for multiple "terrorist acts", the country's attorney general said.

The announcement by Sylvestre Nyandwi late Wednesday followed a string of attacks in the troubled East African nation in recent days that have left at least six dead and more than a hundred wounded.