Troops have dispersed thousands of demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital, according to witness reports. Just days after a coup, soldiers have put up barricades and taken control of state TV headquarters.
Two days since Burkina Faso's military coup, troops have seized control of a main square in the capital Ouagadougou and dispersed thousands of protesters.
It was gathered that military guards had stood in front of the main building of state radio and TV station RTB and fired gunshots into the air to disperse crowds of demonstrators before taking control of the building.
The country's new military leader, Lt. Col. Isaac Yacouba Zida, who was appointed transitional leader on Saturday, came under increased pressure on Sunday to hand over power to a civilian government as people gathered in the capital to protest.
Stanislas Benewinde Sankara, leader of one of the opposition parties, called for the dissolution of the interim Zida government on Sunday: "The army cannot lead us - they have disqualified themselves ... this is the result of a popular insurrection," Associated Press reported.
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