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Burkina Faso ruling party: president survived assassination attempt amid 'coup'

Bullet holes are seen in a car that belongs to the presidency following heavy gunfire near president Roch Kabore [INSET] residence in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso January 24, 2022. [Reuters]

Burkina Faso's ruling party said on Monday President Roch Kabore had survived an assassination attempt, adding that what began as a mutiny by some soldiers on Sunday was rapidly evolving into a coup.

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