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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Arsene Kabore and Sam Mednick

Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso, sparking coup fears

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Gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso's capital and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears that another coup attempt may be underway, nine months after the democratically elected president was ousted from power.

It was not immediately known where coup leader-turned president Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was in the West African country but a statement from his government on Facebook urged people to remain calm.

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