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      Protesters stormed parliament in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on Thursday, before setting it on fire in protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule. Police had fired tear gas on protesters to try to prevent them from moving in on the National Assembly building ahead of a vote on the…

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      Protesters take over the parliament building. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices, forcing Mr. Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule.

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      People stand in front of smoke rising from the parliament.

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      Burkina Faso troops shoot in the air to try to disperse protesters outside the parliament.

      Photo: Issouf Sanogo/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

    Army Seizes Power in Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso’s capital was plunged into disarray as protesters burned government buildings and stormed the presidential estate, enraged by President Blaise Compaore’s plan to extend his 27-year rule.


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