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Burkina Faso 'coup': Cabinet dissolved Burkina Faso 'coup': Presidential guard dissolves government
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Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso announce the dissolution of transitional government in apparent coup. Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have announced the dissolution of the transitional government.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. A new "national democratic council" had taken control to end the "deviant regime", an officer said on state television.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Interim parliament speaker Cheriff Sy said the move was "clearly a coup".
There is heavy shooting by presidential forces at the revolutionary square in the capital, Oaugadougou, reports the BBC's Yacouba Ouedraogo from the city.
On Wednesday, the presidential guard arrested the interim president and prime minister.
They were due to hand power to a new government after elections on 11 October.
Long-serving ruler Blaise Compaore was ousted in a popular uprising last year.