The shootings took place on Sunday in several cantonments in the West African country of Burkina Faso. Rumor has it that the army has seized power in the country. However, the Burkina Faso government has said no coup has taken place. News AFP.A Reuters correspondent reported that heavy shelling took place around 5am local time on Sunday in the Lamizana cantonment in the capital, Wagadugur Sangul. Army members were firing into the sky. There is a prison in this cantonment. There are many army prisoners there. They failed in their coup attempt in 2015.The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a U.S. military base. On the other hand, an eyewitness mentioned that a shooting took place at an army base in Kaya area, about 100 km away from the capital.The Burkina Faso government has confirmed the shelling in the cantonment. However, the news of the military coup spread through social media has been claimed to be false. On the national television channel, the country's defense minister, General Bathelemi Simpore, said that the "rumors" that President Roch Mark Kabore had been arrested were false. And the reason behind the shelling is not yet clear.The defense minister said the head of state had not been detained. No organization in the country was threatened. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
We are trying to reach them, "he said.Political unrest is raging in several countries in West and Central Africa. The military has seized control of Mali and Guinea. Another country in the region, Chad, is ruled by a military government after President Idris Devi was killed on the battlefield last year.The shootings took place on Sunday in several cantonments in the West African country of Burkina Faso. Rumor has it that the army has seized power in the country. However, the Burkina Faso government has said no coup has taken place. News AFP.A Reuters correspondent reported that heavy shelling took place around 5am local time on Sunday in the Lamizana cantonment in the capital, Wagadugur Sangul. Army members were firing into the sky. There is a prison in this cantonment. There are many army prisoners there. They failed in their coup attempt in 2015.The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a U.S. military base. On the other hand, an eyewitness mentioned that a shooting took place at an army base in Kaya area, about 100 km away from the capital.The Burkina Faso government has confirmed the shelling in the cantonment. However, the news of the military coup spread through social media has been claimed to be false. On the national television channel, the country's defense minister, General Bathelemi Simpore, said that the "rumors" that President Roch Mark Kabore had been arrested were false. And the reason behind the shelling is not yet clear.The defense minister said the head of state had not been detained. No organization in the country was threatened. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
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