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| Huge Burkina Faso march against President Compaore | Huge Burkina Faso march against President Compaore |
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| Tens of thousands of people have protested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, against moves to extend the president's 27-year rule. | Tens of thousands of people have protested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, against moves to extend the president's 27-year rule. |
| Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters who hurled stones and burnt tyres, news agencies report. | Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters who hurled stones and burnt tyres, news agencies report. |
| Schools, universities and shops are shut for the week of planned protests. | Schools, universities and shops are shut for the week of planned protests. |
| It is one of the biggest protests demanding that President Blaise Compaore step down when elections take place next year. | It is one of the biggest protests demanding that President Blaise Compaore step down when elections take place next year. |
| 'Get out' | 'Get out' |
| On Thursday, Burkina Faso's parliament will consider a constitutional amendment that will allow him to run for another five years. | On Thursday, Burkina Faso's parliament will consider a constitutional amendment that will allow him to run for another five years. |
| Mr Compaore took power in a coup in 1987, and has won four elections since then. | Mr Compaore took power in a coup in 1987, and has won four elections since then. |
| The opposition has called for a campaign of civil disobedience to force him to quit next year. | The opposition has called for a campaign of civil disobedience to force him to quit next year. |
| Protesters marched through the capital with banners reading "Blaise Get Out!", "Blaise = Ebola" and "We must disinfect ourselves", in reference to the highly contagious virus that has killed thousands of people in other West African states. | Protesters marched through the capital with banners reading "Blaise Get Out!", "Blaise = Ebola" and "We must disinfect ourselves", in reference to the highly contagious virus that has killed thousands of people in other West African states. |
| Women took part in the demonstration bearing raised wooden spatulas - regarded as a symbol of defiance. | Women took part in the demonstration bearing raised wooden spatulas - regarded as a symbol of defiance. |
| Organisers said up to a million people took part in the march, but Reuters news agency reported that they numbered in the tens of thousands. | Organisers said up to a million people took part in the march, but Reuters news agency reported that they numbered in the tens of thousands. |
| The security forces charged demonstrators after they apparently ventured too close to the parliamentary building, AFP news agency reports. | The security forces charged demonstrators after they apparently ventured too close to the parliamentary building, AFP news agency reports. |