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Photos: Protesters storm Burkina Faso parliament

October 30, 2014 10:33AM ET

Hundreds demonstrate against plans to allow President Blaise Compaoré to extend his 27-year-rule

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Protesters outside the parliament in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Hundreds stormed the building to protest a plan to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré to extend his 27-year rule. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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Protesters enter the parliament compound, where protesters had set cars on fire. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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A protester outside parliament. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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Burkina Faso troops shoot in the air to try to disperse protesters outside parliament. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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Troops move through the city during the protest. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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Protesters with a shield taken from a police officer. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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An anti-government protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police. Joe Penney / Reuters
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A protester rinses his eyes amid the smoke and tear gas. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images
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Smoke rises from parliament. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images

 

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