Street protests and UN condemnation after forces faithful to ousted former leader Blaise Compaore bundle absent Michel Kafando and prime minister Isaac ZidaBurkina Fasos presidential guard has detained the interim president and prime minister, plunging the west African country into uncertainty a few weeks before the first elections since the ouster of Blaise Compaore from the presidency.
The detention of the nation’s transitional leaders on Wednesday triggered immediate street protests outside the presidential palace where the men were being held. Gunfire pierced the air as soldiers tried to disperse several hundred demonstrators.
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Source: theguardian.com