Burkina Faso junta speaks of coup plot after criticism over jihadi massacre


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  • Tuesday, 24 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: New junta's soldiers stand guard in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent Bado//File Photo

DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's junta said it had uncovered an international plot to overthrow it and which included the massacre in August of hundreds of civilians by Islamist insurgents.

Some critics and analysts however said the junta's statement was an attempt to deflect blame for the killings and security situation in the country.

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