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| Burkina Faso protesters storm parliament | Burkina Faso protesters storm parliament |
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| Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have stormed parliament in the capital, Ouagadougou. | Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have stormed parliament in the capital, Ouagadougou. |
| The military has opened fire in an attempt to disperse the protesters, a BBC reporter in the city says. | |
| Burkina Faso's parliament is due to consider a constitutional amendment to open the way for Mr Compaore to contest elections next year. | Burkina Faso's parliament is due to consider a constitutional amendment to open the way for Mr Compaore to contest elections next year. |
| He first took power in a coup in 1987. | He first took power in a coup in 1987. |
| He has won four disputed elections since then. | He has won four disputed elections since then. |
| The opposition has called for a campaign of civil disobedience to demand that he steps down next year. | The opposition has called for a campaign of civil disobedience to demand that he steps down next year. |
| Some young protesters have entered parliament and the army has responded by firing live bullets, reports the BBC's Yacouba Ouedraogo from Ouagadougou. | Some young protesters have entered parliament and the army has responded by firing live bullets, reports the BBC's Yacouba Ouedraogo from Ouagadougou. |
| Police were forced to withdraw after the protesters stormed the building, Reuters news agency quotes a witness as saying. | Police were forced to withdraw after the protesters stormed the building, Reuters news agency quotes a witness as saying. |
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