Unrest Shakes Burkina Faso

Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014.
Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014.Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images
By TIME Staff
Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters
Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014.
Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014. Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images
Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters
Soldiers attempt to stop anti-government protesters from entering the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Soldiers attempt to stop anti-government protesters from entering the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.Joe Penney—Reuters
People stand in front of smoke rising from the Burkina Faso's Parliament, where demonstrators put fire on cars parked in a courtyard of the Parliament, on Oct. 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou.
People stand in front of smoke rising from the Burkina Faso's Parliament, where demonstrators put fire on cars parked in a courtyard of the Parliament, on Oct. 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou.Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images
Protestors on the rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Protestors on the rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Theo Renaut—AP
An anti-government protester is shot in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
An anti-government protester is shot in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters
A man lies injured from bullet wounds fired by Burkinabe soldiers in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
A man lies injured from bullet wounds fired by Burkinabe soldiers in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters
Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters
Anti-government protesters take over the state TV podium in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014.
Anti-government protesters take over the state TV podium in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters

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