Pursuits
Bodyguards Flank Burundi Taxman as AK-47s Back Revenue Doubling
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The instant Kieran Holmes looks like he’s about to go anywhere in Burundi, four security guards clad in blue camouflage and aviator sunglasses and brandishing AK-47 assault rifles spring into action.
They jump onto a flatbed truck that veers into the street as a police officer’s whistle signals pedestrians and vehicles to clear the path. Holmes follows behind in a bulletproof SUV.