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Burkina Faso protesters storm parliament Burkina Faso parliament set ablaze
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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 set fire to parliament.
The military has opened fire in an attempt to disperse the protesters, a BBC reporter in the city says. The BBC's Laeila Adjovi in the capital, Ouagadougou, say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames.
Burkina Faso's parliament is due to consider a constitutional amendment to open the way for Mr Compaore to contest elections next year. Earlier, the military reportedly fired at protesters who stormed parliament.
He first took power in a coup in 1987. Parliament was due to consider changing the constitution so that Mr Compaore can run for office again next year.
He has won four disputed elections since then. He first took power in a coup in 1987, and 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 in next year's elections.
Some young protesters have entered parliament and the army has responded by firing live bullets, reports the BBC's Yacouba Ouedraogo from Ouagadougou. State television has gone off air after protesters stormed the building housing it and ransacked it, 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. Smoke could be seen billowing from parliament.
Police had earlier fired tear gas to prevent protesters from moving in on the parliamentary building.
But about 1,500 people managed to breach the security cordon and were ransacking parliament, AFP news agency reports.
Protesters were setting fire to documents and stealing computer equipment; cars outside the building are also on fire, it reports.
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