In an African country where a new coup d'état took place, the rebels attacked on the French embassy, some of them were wearing the Russian flag.
On Saturday, October 1, in the capital of Burkina Faso, rebels supporting the self-proclaimed leader, Army Captain Ibrahim Traore, set fire to the territory French embassy. They accuse France of supporting ousted President Paul-Henri Damiba in a coup d'état.
According to Reuters, representatives of the military junta appeared on state television and said that Damiba fled to the base of the French army, from where he organized a counterattack against the rebels .
The French Foreign Ministry released a statement saying the base never hosted Damiba, who also seized power in a coup d'état on January 24 this year.
However, hundreds of people, Traore's supporters gathered in front of the French embassy on Saturday to protest. Anti-French demonstrators gathered and threw stones at the French Cultural Center in the southern town of Bobo Dioulasso.
By evening, a fire broke out in the embassy, several shots were heard.
According to published photos from the scene, some of the rebels, who were at the diplomatic mission of France, had a Russian flag thrown over their shoulders.
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