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Newsday: 24/01/2022 06:06 GMT : Burkina Faso: Government denies coup rumours

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24/01/2022 06:06 GMT : Burkina Faso: Government denies coup rumours

Burkina Faso: Government denies coup rumours

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Shots heard near the presidential palace and several barracks in Burkina Faso.

Shots heard near the presidential palace and several barracks in Burkina Faso amid unconfirmed reports of a mutiny by soldiers.

There's confusion in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, after a night of heavy clashes around the presidential palace and unconfirmed reports of a coup. 

The US State Department has advised Americans against travelling to Russia, and ordered the departure of families of its diplomats in Ukraine.

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