Burkina Faso Detains Four Officers After Thwarted Coup

Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says

(CNN) — Four army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the country’s ruling military junta announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.

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Burkina Faso detains four officers after supposed thwarted coup

Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.

Burkina Faso junta detains four officers after it claimed to have thwarted coup attempt

The Burkina Faso junta said on Thursday (Sep 28) that it detained four officers a day after it announced that it thwarted a coup attempt. Citing an official statement, the news agency AFP reported that these officers were suspected of involvement in a "conspiracy against state security." Two other officers were on the run, the statement added. The identities of the four officers were not revealed.

Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Four army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the country’s ruling military junta announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. Two other officers were “on the run,” according to a statement from the public prosecutor’s office at the military court in Ouagadougou, the capital city. Burkina Faso’s military junta said in an earlier statement that intelligence and security s…

Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says

Four army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the country’s ruling military junta announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.