Gunfire rings in the streets as Burkina Faso’s military appears on TV to confirm a coup
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The statement confirmed what many suspected when the transitional president and prime minister were arrested and barricades were erected around the presidency
The statement confirmed what many suspected when the transitional president and prime minister were arrested and barricades were erected around the presidency