Burkina Faso coup leaders call for end to violence at French embassy in Ouagadougou

Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday, according to an AFP journalist, as unrest simmered in the West African country following its second coup this year. 

Oct 2, 2022 - 16:30
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Burkina Faso coup leaders call for end to violence at French embassy in Ouagadougou
Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday, according to an AFP journalist, as unrest simmered in the West African country following its second coup this year.