The
President of Burundi declared Friday that peace had returned, two days
after a failed military coup left the African nation in a state of
chaotic violence. 
In a
nationwide TV address, The President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza also warned that any more
attempts to seize power by force would "bring war, poverty and other
atrocities we have seen in this country."
The
attempted coup was announced on Wednesday over the radio by an army general
while the President was out of the country.This was launched in the wake
of deadly protests over Nkurunziza's controversial intention to extend
his rule beyond term limits. The unrest sparked fears that Burundi could
plunge into ethnic violence, with the country's history of civil war
making it vulnerable to deep divisions.
Shortly
after the President returned from his Tanzania summit on Friday,
authorities said that they had arrested Army Gen. Godefroid Niyombare,
as well as the others involved in the failed plot. They will be charged
with mutiny in a military court, said Willy Nyamitwe, a government
spokesman.
Nkurunziza sent a tweet Friday congratulating security forces on "their patriotism" and Burundians "for their patience."
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