Troops Could Be Sent to Burundi if Violence Worsens: U.N.

International peacekeepers could be deployed to Burundi if violence in the African nation spirals into an ethnic conflict, Reuters reported.

The U.N. Security Council will vote on Thursday to ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report on options to boost the U.N. presence in Burundi.

At least 240 people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled after President Pierre Nkurunziza ran for a third term. He won a disputed election in July.

The United Nations warned on Monday that the country could face catastrophe with escalating violence. Burundi said there is no impending genocide.

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