Gunfire near Burkina Faso's presidential palace after army mutiny
The Hindu
Sunday's mutiny came a day after the latest public demonstration calling for President Roch Marc Christian Kabore's resignation as anger has mounted over the government's handling of the Islamic insurgency.
Gunfire rang out late on Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, raising the spectre that a military coup might still be under way after mutinous soldiers seized a military base earlier in the day.
Government officials had sought to reassure people that the situation was under control even as shots rang out for hours at the army base. But by day's end, anti-government protesters supporting the mutineers also had set fire to a building belonging to Kabore's party.
It was not immediately known whether Kabore was at home but several people in the area told The Associated Press that in addition to gunfire, they could hear helicopters hovering overhead.