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Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. Emergency services said at least three protesters were shot dead and several others wounded by security forces when the crowd tried to storm the home of Compaore's brother. Security forces also fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters near the presidency in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




A car burns outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest  against their longtime president  Blaise Compaore who is  seeking another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. Protesters stormed Burkina Faso’s parliament Thursday, dragging furniture and computers onto the street and setting the main chamber ablaze, in the most significant challenge to the president’s rule during his 27 years in power. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

A car burns outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who is seeking another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. Protesters stormed Burkina Faso’s parliament Thursday, dragging furniture and computers onto the street and setting the main chamber ablaze, in the most significant challenge to the president’s rule during his 27 years in power. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a protester holds his hand over his face as he and others go on a rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a protester holds his hand over his face as he and others go on a rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




Burkina Faso's new interim leader Gen. Honore Nabere Traore, third from left in front, speaks during a press conference held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 31, 2014. President Blaise Compaore stepped down Friday, pushed from power in Burkina Faso after 27 years by a burst of violent protests that set the parliament ablaze and refused to accept anything short of resignation. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

Burkina Faso's new interim leader Gen. Honore Nabere Traore, third from left in front, speaks during a press conference held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 31, 2014. President Blaise Compaore stepped down Friday, pushed from power in Burkina Faso after 27 years by a burst of violent protests that set the parliament ablaze and refused to accept anything short of resignation. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




Protestors on the rampage near the  parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest  against their longtime president Blaise Compaore  who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

Protestors on the rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a protester hold up a bullet as they go on a rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a protester hold up a bullet as they go on a rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




People gather near a government building as they await the announcement of a new interim leader in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 31, 2014. An army general stepped into the vacuum left in Burkina Faso on Friday by the resignation President Blaise Compaore, who ended his 27-year reign under pressure from violent protests. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

People gather near a government building as they await the announcement of a new interim leader in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday, October 31, 2014. An army general stepped into the vacuum left in Burkina Faso on Friday by the resignation President Blaise Compaore, who ended his 27-year reign under pressure from violent protests. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




In this photo taken on Monday, October 27, 2014, Woman protest with others during a rally against the longtime president that seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse an opposition protest in Burkina Faso's capital, as tensions increase ahead of a vote this week on whether the country's longtime president can seek another term. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

In this photo taken on Monday, October 27, 2014, Woman protest with others during a rally against the longtime president that seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse an opposition protest in Burkina Faso's capital, as tensions increase ahead of a vote this week on whether the country's longtime president can seek another term. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




In this file photo Tuesday, October 28, 2014, Burkina Faso Police clash with protesters as they protest against their longtime president that seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

In this file photo Tuesday, October 28, 2014, Burkina Faso Police clash with protesters as they protest against their longtime president that seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




Protestors  pour  water on a  injured man near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest  against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who is  seeking another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

Protestors pour water on a injured man near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who is seeking another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




An anti-government protester wears a sash taken from the looted parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester wears a sash taken from the looted parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a car burns after being set alight by protesters outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Thursday, October 30, 2014, a car burns after being set alight by protesters outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




People loot the house belonging to Francois, younger brother of Burkina Faso's ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People loot the house belonging to Francois, younger brother of Burkina Faso's ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




People carry a couch looted from the house belonging to Francois, younger brother of Burkina Faso's ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People carry a couch looted from the house belonging to Francois, younger brother of Burkina Faso's ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




People gesture as they celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People gesture as they celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of army headquarters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of army headquarters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters gather in the Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters gather in the Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of army headquarters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters chant slogans in front of army headquarters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester is shot in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester is shot in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois Compaore, the younger brother of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois Compaore, the younger brother of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters take over the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters take over the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Soldiers hit an anti-government protester with a stick in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Soldiers hit an anti-government protester with a stick in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




A man watches cars burn at a hotel where members of the parliament were said to be staying in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A man watches cars burn at a hotel where members of the parliament were said to be staying in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters take over the state TV podium in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters take over the state TV podium in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester carries a burning object outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester carries a burning object outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




A man lies injured from bullet wounds fired by Burkinabe soldiers in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A man lies injured from bullet wounds fired by Burkinabe soldiers in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister at riot police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister at riot police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester faces down a soldier outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester faces down a soldier outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




A protester rince his face outside the parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014 as cars and documents burn outside. Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso stormed parliament on October 30 before setting it on fire in protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)

A protester rince his face outside the parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014 as cars and documents burn outside. Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso stormed parliament on October 30 before setting it on fire in protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule. Police had fired tear gas on protesters to try to prevent them from moving in on the National Assembly building ahead of a vote on the controversial legislation. But about 1,500 people managed to break through the security cordon and were ransacking parliament. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)




A soldier runs from anti-government protesters as they take over the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A soldier runs from anti-government protesters as they take over the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule. Emergency services said at least three protesters were shot dead and several others wounded by security forces when the crowd tried to storm the home of Compaore's brother. Security forces also fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters near the presidency in the Ouaga 2000 neighborhood. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters confront the military in front of the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters confront the military in front of the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Troops face protestors on October 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)

Troops face protestors on October 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)




A protester holds a sign, which refers to President Blaise Compaore, during a demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 28, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A protester holds a sign, which refers to President Blaise Compaore, during a demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 28, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester carries a gun taken from the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester carries a gun taken from the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters face down police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters face down police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters run from military gunfire in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters run from military gunfire in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Police arrest anti-government protesters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Police arrest anti-government protesters in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




An anti-government protester carries a poster of President Blaise Compaore in the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-government protester carries a poster of President Blaise Compaore in the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters speak with a soldier outside the state TV building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the ousting of Burkina Faso's veteran President Blaise Compaore faced off with security forces outside the presidential palace after burning parliament and ransacking state television on Thursday. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters speak with a soldier outside the state TV building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the ousting of Burkina Faso's veteran President Blaise Compaore faced off with security forces outside the presidential palace after burning parliament and ransacking state television on Thursday. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters shout while holding a microphone used for parliament sessions outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters shout while holding a microphone used for parliament sessions outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




People transport a mattress in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People transport a mattress in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Anti-government protesters drive a car belonging to a member of parliament outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-government protesters drive a car belonging to a member of parliament outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




A protestor walks past a pool as protestors ransack the Azalai Hotel in  Burkina Faso as people protest  against their longtime president  Blaise Compaore who is seeking  another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

A protestor walks past a pool as protestors ransack the Azalai Hotel in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who is seeking another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)




People walk around in a looted house belonging to Francois, the younger brother of ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, November 1, 2014. Burkina Faso's opposition parties and the African Union rejected the army's seizure of power in the West African country on Saturday after the resignation of President Compaore, setting the stage for fresh protests. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People walk around in a looted house belonging to Francois, the younger brother of ex-President Blaise Compaore, in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, November 1, 2014. Burkina Faso's opposition parties and the African Union rejected the army's seizure of power in the West African country on Saturday after the resignation of President Compaore, setting the stage for fresh protests. One of Africa's long-serving rulers, Compaore stepped down on Friday after two days of mass demonstrations against his attempts to change the constitution to extend his 27 years in power. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




Inhabitants of Ouagadougou clean up the city on November 1, 2014. Rival military factions laid claim to power in Burkina Faso on Saturday after the west African nation's president fled following days of violent unrest over plans to extend his 27-year rule. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)

Inhabitants of Ouagadougou clean up the city on November 1, 2014. Rival military factions laid claim to power in Burkina Faso on Saturday after the west African nation's president fled following days of violent unrest over plans to extend his 27-year rule. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)




People celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. General Honore Traore, the head of Burkina Faso's armed forces, took power on Friday after Compaore resigned amid mass demonstrations against an attempt to extend his 27-year rule in the West African country. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. General Honore Traore, the head of Burkina Faso's armed forces, took power on Friday after Compaore resigned amid mass demonstrations against an attempt to extend his 27-year rule in the West African country. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)




People gesture as they celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People gesture as they celebrate the departure of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, October 31, 2014. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)
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