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October 3, 2022

Burkina Faso Sees Second Military Coup in a Year
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For the second time this year, a military coup has occurred in the
African nation of Burkina Faso. A group of army officers led by Captain
Ibrahim Traoré seized power on Friday, ousting another military officer,
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, who had led the country since a
coup in January. On Saturday, protesters attacked the French Embassy,
where some had believed the ousted president was hiding. Some supporters
of Friday's coup flew Russian flags in the streets while calling for
Moscow to help Burkina Faso confront its security crisis.


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