Gun shots heard in capital of Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU - Gun shots were heard in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso Friday morning and access to the presidential palace, the public television (RTB) and certain strategic points in the city were blocked by soldiers, Xinhua noted on the spot.

The reasons for these shootings which began around 5 am are not yet known.

Services and businesses have opened in parts of the city, but remain closed around areas controlled by the army.

The country's authorities have not yet commented on this confused situation.

On Jan 24, former Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore was overthrown in a coup.