Tear gas grenades were fired from inside the French embassy in Ouagadougou on Sunday, October 2 to disperse demonstrators supporting the self-proclaimed putschist Ibrahim Traoré, noted an AFP journalist.
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A few dozen demonstrators had gathered in front of the embassy, setting fire to protective barriers and throwing stones inside the building, on the roof of which French soldiers were positioned, when the gas was fired.
