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Internet shutdown in Burkina Faso after reports of alleged power grab


View of Ouagadougou. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 23An internet outage was recorded in Burkina Faso following reports of a shooting in the country's capital city of Ouagadougou and a possible detention of the president, according to the organization NetBlocks, an organization analyzing the operation of the World Wide Web, reports.Earlier radio station RFI reported that heavy gunfire was heard on Sunday morning at two military camps in Ouagadougou. Later, the government of Burkina Faso confirmed the shooting in the capital, but denied reports of a power grab by the army. «Confirmed: Internet shutdown in Burkina Faso as of 10 a.m. Sunday. This comes amid reports of shootings in military camps and a possible coup. It is likely that the shutdown is intended to limit coverage of events on the ground,» the organization said in a Twitter statement.

Internet severely disrupted in Burkina Faso confirm @netblocks

-this amid reports of gunfire at a military facility in the country's capital Ouagadougou pic.twitter.com/TlquLRhBhk

— Samira Sawlani (@samirasawlani) January 23, 2022 According to the radio station, one of the camps is a prison where General Diendere, convicted of attempting a coup in 2015, is being held. Local radio station Omega also reported on the shooting in the town of Kaya. In turn, the Minister of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Barthelemy Simpore, denied the information about the detention of the President of the African country, Roque Marc Christian Kabore, said that the situation in the state is under control. .jpg» />The government of Burkina Faso confirmed the shooting in the capital

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