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Burkina Faso Coup Leaders Release President As Security Forces Squash Protests
The decision to free interim President Michel Kafando appeared to signal flexibility by the military junta following this week's government takeover.
A Coup Has Been Declared in Burkina Faso
There is unrest on the streets of the West African country and military officials said on TV they had dissolved the government, while closing national borders and declaring an overnight curfew.
Burkina Faso's 'Army Within an Army' Has Detained the President and His Entire Cabinet
Soldiers from the country’s powerful presidential guard interrupted a cabinet meeting and detained the participants two days after a commission proposed dissolving the elite unit.
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