Burkina protesters set fire to Parliament
OUAGADOUGOU AFP OCT 30,
2014 - Angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso set fire to Parliament in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday after ransacking the building in protest against plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule.
Hundreds of people also stormed the national television building nearby, shortly before lawmakers were due to vote on the controversial legislation, AFP correspondents said. But about 1,500 people managed to break through the security cordon and were ransacking Parliament.
Protesters ransacked offices, setting fire to documents and stealing computer equipment, and set fire to cars outside.
The country has been tense for days in the run-up to Thursday’s vote over the changes, which the European Union has warned could jeopardise stability in the west African nation.