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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Mar 2

    Officials imprisoned after Burundi's president 'roughed up' in matchhttp://bbc.in/2FfmwSj 

    2:32 PM - 2 Mar 2018
    • 72 Retweets
    • 63 Likes
    • Eyyseric PAUL KATURAMU Leo David Misati Martin Larsson Hardley Malema Colette Nkunda 🔥🔥I FOLLOW BACK 🔥🔥 Jaw Nai
    32 replies 72 retweets 63 likes
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      2. Zim 💫 💫 ⭐️‏ @Auzqn Mar 3
        Replying to @hesedgal @garweh2011 @BBCAfrica

        🍌🍌🍌

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Sam Garwe‏ @garweh2011 Mar 3
        Replying to @Auzqn @BBCAfrica

        He will do well at Arsenal!😂

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Zim 💫 💫 ⭐️‏ @Auzqn Mar 3
        Replying to @garweh2011 @BBCAfrica

        Stop it .... miss 👇🏿pic.twitter.com/rSg6MBJ0LS

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. Sam Garwe‏ @garweh2011 Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Kgosi Nyathi‏ @kgosinyathi Mar 2
        Replying to @garweh2011 @BBCAfrica

        Reads like a joke l know

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. ULTRA JAY265 🚀 🇲🇼‏ @ultraJay265 Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        So ridiculous, if he doesn't want to play with others why doesn't he just play in his palace with those who lick his boots?

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Abdul K. Harelimana‏ @HarelimanaAK Mar 3
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        .@BBCAfrica @BBCSport Hahaha!!

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      2. Raymond Ohalls‏ @raymond_ohalls Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If you cant take the heat,stay out of the kitchen. He should play non contact sport,chess,ludo, snakes and ladders monopoly,etc

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mercy Nyokabi‏ @mercykabbi Mar 3
        Replying to @raymond_ohalls @BBCAfrica

        Even for these ones he will jail competitors for being 'roughed up' mentally

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. richard gregory‏ @richy_gregory Mar 3
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I don't know what is going on in africa @aidan2050 @PaulKagame @MariaSTsehai

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      1. The‏ @TheMykaaz Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dnt play soccer with the fool next tym. Tell him to kick it on the wall!

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      1. Chezron katope‏ @Chezmk Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why arrest them? What a shame?

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      1. Triki‏ @trikilimper Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        You will hope a born again Christian will forgive no?

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      1. Kalaluka Kapungu‏ @wanchimbi Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Did I just laugh? I mean why does he even play in the first place?

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      1. Prodigy‏ @saeedtheProdigy Mar 3
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        😂😂😂!!

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      2. jimmy‏ @jimaids Mar 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Must have been a pretty bad sliding tackle

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. AiDaN MLaY‏ @aidan2050 Mar 3
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @SalehNeRd 😂

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. IceMan‏ @SalehNeRd Mar 3
        Replying to @aidan2050 @BBCAfrica

        😂 😂 😂 they didn't get the memo

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. AiDaN MLaY‏ @aidan2050 Mar 3
        Replying to @SalehNeRd @BBCAfrica

        I don’t know if that was a PR stunt or what🤣..why would they pick random people to play against the president..cheki tweet ya kiswahili 😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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