Three renegade generals who launched a failed coup against Burundi's president have been arrested, reports say.
But their leader, Gen Godefroid Niyombare, is still "on the run", according to a presidential spokesman. Gen Niyombare, who launched the coup attempt on Wednesday, told the AFP news agency: "I hope they won't kill us."
President Pierre Nkurunziza has tweeted he is back home. He was in Tanzania when the coup attempt against his bid to seek a third term was launched.
Five soldiers were killed in clashes in the capital, Bujumbura, on Thursday.
"We have decided to surrender," Gen Niyombare told AFP. He added that troops loyal to the president were approaching him.
Another of the renegade generals, Gen Cyrille Ndayirukiye, admitted earlier that the attempt to overthrow the president had failed.
Thousands celebrated on the streets of the capital after Gen Niyombare announced the takeover on national radio on Wednesday whilst President Nkurunziza attended a summit in Tanzania.
This followed weeks of protests against Mr Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office, an apparently unconstitutional move, causing tens of thousands to flee the country.
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