PHOTO GALLERY: Violence as Burundi votes in presidential elections

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President Pierre Nkurunziza, center, arrives to cast his vote for the presidential election, in Ngozi, Burundi Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (AP)

An election official verifies the identity of voters before clearing them to vote at a polling centre in Mwumba Commune of Buye hill in Ngozi province, northern Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

A woman celebrates after casting her ballot at a polling centre in Mwumba Commune of Buye hill in Ngozi province, northern Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

A ballot box is seen at a polling centre in Mwumba Commune of Buye hill in Ngozi province, northern Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

A woman dances to show her support for President Pierre Nkurunziza as she casts her vote for the presidential election, in Ngozi, Burundi Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (AP)

President Pierre Nkurunziza inks his finger after casting his vote for the presidential election in Ngozi, Burundi Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (AP)

Voters queue up to cast their votes for the presidential election, in Ngozi, Burundi, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (AP)

Protestors sing as they march through rock strewn streets in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

A man runs past a burning barricade on a rock strewn street in Bujumbura's Niyakabiga district on Presidential election day in Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

A disabled woman walks from the marking booth before casting her ballot at a polling centre in Mwumba Commune of Buye hill in Ngozi province, northern Burundi, July 21, 2015 (Reuters)

Burundi began voting in its disputed presidential election Tuesday with low turnouts in the capital following a night of explosions and gunfire in opposition strongholds where residents oppose President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term