Taking control: Protesters inside the Burkina Faso parliament. Photo: Reuters Ouagadougou: Thousands of protesters have marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices, 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 neighbourhood. Black smoke swirled in the air above parliament after demonstrators lit fires...
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