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Burkina Faso: "This is a coup"
In Burkina Faso, soldiers loyal to the ousted former leader, Blaise Compaore, have seized the country's interim president and prime minister. It appears they're not happy with the disbanding of the presidential guard to which they belong.
Protesters have been out on the streets demanding the release of the detained transitional leaders. Serge-Martin Bambara, is a pro-democracy campaigner.
(Photo:Protesters chant slogans against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
(Credit: Reuters/Joe Penney)
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