Burkina Faso's junta says it thwarted military coup attempt

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Four officers have been detained for questioning, the junta announced.

Burkina Faso coup leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore participates in a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Oct. 15, 2022.Burkina Faso's military government announced Wednesday that Burkinabe intelligence and security services foiled a coup attempt.

The announcement comes just a year shy of the West African nation's transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traore – the world's youngest serving president - seizing power last September in a military coup himself. Four plotters have been detained for questioning following the failed coup plot, and others are being "actively sought."

 

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