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Burkina Faso coup leader Gen Diendere 'in custody'
Source: BBC
Burkina Faso coup leader Gen Diendere 'in custody'
1 October 2015 Africa
Gen Gilbert Diendere - the leader of last month's short-lived coup in Burkina Faso - is in the custody of the country's security forces, sources say.
Some reports suggest he earlier surrendered at an unnamed diplomatic mission in the capital Ouagadougou.
Interim President Michel Kafando was reinstated last week after intervention from the army and West African leaders.
The presidential guards' unit that carried out the coup is to be disbanded.
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1 October 2015 Africa
Gen Gilbert Diendere - the leader of last month's short-lived coup in Burkina Faso - is in the custody of the country's security forces, sources say.
Some reports suggest he earlier surrendered at an unnamed diplomatic mission in the capital Ouagadougou.
Interim President Michel Kafando was reinstated last week after intervention from the army and West African leaders.
The presidential guards' unit that carried out the coup is to be disbanded.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34418006
