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6:28Now PlayingHeavy gunfire was heard around Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on early Friday morning, sparking fears of a mutiny nine months after a military coup d'etat overthrew the country's president.
Shots and a large blast were also heard around the presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta. Troops were stationed on the main crossroads of the city, especially in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood, which is home to the presidential and military junta headquarters.
The military was also blocking access to administration buildings and the national television, which has halted transmissions broadcasting a blank screen saying "no video signal."
Military junta took control of Burkina Faso
The military junta seized power in a coup on January 24, overthrew President Roch Kabore and dissolved the government.
In his first statement, coup leader Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba vowed to restore security after years of violence by Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State." But the attacks continue and the army is in disarray.
It was not immediately known where the coup leader was in the country. He had given a speech the day before in Djibo, in the north of Burkina Faso.
Last week, Damiba traveled to New York where he addressed the UN General Assembly as the country's coup leader-turned-president.
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