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| Burkina Faso Parliament Ablaze: Revolution underway in Burkina Faso: Burkinabe protesters set Parliament and Ruling Party HQ ablaze. Compaore brother arrested at the airport |
Voice of the people is resounding in Burkina Faso! Protesters takes over National TV station, and government buildings. Government has capitulated and cancels planned vote to extend President Blaise Compaore regime. The protesters are marched on to Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. Reuters reports that Compaore's brother has been arrested trying to flee the country.
