Multiple gunshots heard at military camps in Burkina Faso. Gunshots were heard at 05.00 AM local time at the Sangoule Lamizana military camp located at the Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou. According to eyewitnesses around the area, soldiers in the camp opened fire in the air. Another eyewitness said that gunshots were heard at another military camp in the Kaya region, 100 kilometers northeast of Ouagadougou. The Burkina Faso government confirmed that gunshots were heard from the military camps in Ouagadougou, and denied the allegations in the local media that the military had staged a coup. “Information on social media would have people believe there was an army takeover,” Burkina Faso government Spokesperson Alkassoum Maiga said.
On the other hand, the prison where the soldiers involved in the failed coup attempt in 2015 are held is also located in the Sangoule Lamizana military camp, according to local sources.