Burkina Junta Rallies Supporters After Claimed Coup 'Plot'

Source: International Business Times

Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta rallied in the capital after the government said it had uncovered a 'plot' to overthrow it AFP Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said they had uncovered a "plot" to overthrow the government. Demonstrators carried giant posters of junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore and Burkinabe and Russian flags. With placards bearing slogans such as: "Down with imperialism and its local lackeys" and "Full support for President Ibrahim Traore and the people of Burkina Faso", they gathered in a central square in the capital Ouagadougou.