Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital

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Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso's capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway. The government put out a statement acknowledging gunfire in army barracks but denying an army takeover of the country. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has not been detained, according to Defense Minister Aime Barthelemy Simpore.

4 months ago·Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Times of India

Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital

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4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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Reuters

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By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU - Heavy gunfire rang out from the main military camp in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou early on Sunday morning, a Reuters reporter said. The gunfire at the Sangoule Lamizana camp, which houses the army's general staff and a prison whose inmates include soldiers involved in a failed 2015 coup attempt, began at least as early as 5:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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