Eighty seven people killed during day of clashes in Burundi capital -army

Residents look at the covered body of an unidentified man killed during gunfire, in the Nyakabiga neighbourhood of Burundi's capital Bujumbura, December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Jean Pierre Aime Harerimana

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eighty seven people were killed on Friday in a day of clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said, including four police officer and four soldiers. Army spokesman Gaspard Baratuza said 79 attackers were killed and 45 others were captured when gunmen attacked three military sites in Bujumbura. "Sweep operations have finished now," Baratuza said. (Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Angus MacSwan)