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Added on the 30/09/2022 12:00:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The new self-proclaimed leader of the military junta ruling Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, parades in the streets of Ouagadougou and hails the cheering crowd. IMAGES
Protesters and the military, who claim to have taken power in Burkina Faso, head for the national television station in the capital Ouagadougou. In the same area of the city, demonstrators gather in front of the French embassy, setting fire to barriers and throwing stones inside the building while some wave Russian flags. IMAGES
Soldiers are blocking access to the Place de la Nation in downtown Ouagadougou after gunfire was heard in the Burkinabe capital last night. National television is no longer broadcasting and the city's main roads are blocked by soldiers. IMAGES
Supporters of Burkina Faso's new ruling junta rally in the capital Ouagadougou, a day after soldiers overthrew the government of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. IMAGES
Images of the streets of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, after hooded soldiers take up positions outside the state TV in the capital, a day after mutinies by troops prompted fears of a coup. IMAGES