Shots Near Burkina Faso President's Home Amid Mutiny Against Government

Demanding the sacking of the country's military top brass, soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks while demonstrators protesting the government's handling of Burkina Faso's jihadist threat set fire to the ruling party's headquarters.

Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's president after soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and more resources for the battle against Islamist insurgents.

Residents also reported they saw a helicopter above the private residence of President Roch Marc Kabore in the capital Ouagadougou.

It followed gunfire earlier Sunday at several army bases, prompting fears of yet another coup in a volatile West African country prone to military takeovers.

Meanwhile, demonstrators protesting over the government's handling of the jihadist threat set fire to the headquarters of the ruling party.