Faso army enters capital to disarm coup leaders
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Soldiers of Burkina Faso have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance after coup leader General Gilbert Diendere said he would hand over power to a civilian transitional government.
Army leaders also began surrender talks late Monday with the elite presidential guard that staged the coup against the government last week.
At least 10 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in protests sparked by the coup, which came just weeks before what would have been the first elections since Blaise Compaore was ousted in a popular revolt last October after trying to extend his 27-year grip on power, according to Aljazeera.
-- Samir