VIDEO: Students seek refuge at US embassy

The US Embassy in Burundi says about 100 university students are in the embassy's parking lot seeking refuge amid political turmoil caused by President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office.

The embassy said on Thursday police persuaded students to move from an adjacent construction site, where they had camped after the government closed their university due to the political turmoil.

Four people received minor injuries during the incident, the embassy said.

Burundi's capital, Bujumbura has been rocked by weeks of street protests since the ruling party announced on April 25 that Nkurunziza will run for re-election in elections in July.