Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza said in his first address to the nation after a failed coup against him that the country is at peace and all of its borders are now open.
"There is peace in the whole country, including in the capital city where the coup-makers were operating," President Nkurunziza said over state radio. He said that those who want to use violence "will never succeed."
Earlier in the day, Burundian forces arrested the leader of the abortive coup and President Nkurunziza returned to the capital Bujumbura, his spokesman said.
But protesters pledged to go back to the streets, setting the stage for more clashes.
Loyalist troops have detained at least three other leaders of the failed coup, with the coup leaders' spokesman, Venon Ndabaneze telling AFP they had decided to surrender.
A presidential spokesperson has said the fate of those behind the coup is now in the hands of the judiciary, adding that they will be held "answerable".
Thousands of protesters in Bujumbura had rallied against Mr Nkurunziza's unconstitutional bid for a third term in office and cheered when the coup was declared.
Mr Nkurunziza justifies his bid for another five years by pointing to a constitutional court ruling which said the president could run because his first term, when he was picked by parliament rather than by popular vote, did not count.
The heavy response of the police and military to the protests has drawn criticism from the West, with many calling on Mr Nkurunziza not to run again.
The United States has called for a halt to the use of "violent force" by police.
Civil society groups have called for renewed street protests in the wake of the failed coup.
Meanwhile, more than 105,000 people have fled Burundi to Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the UN refugee agency.
Neighbouring Tanzania has received 70,187 Burundians, Rwanda 26,300 and 9,183 are in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UNHCR said.
Tanzanian authorities are reporting that more than 50,000 Burundians are living rough on shore of Lake Tanganyika, "possibly even more", UNHCR spokeswoman Karin de Gruijl told a news briefing in Geneva.
