Coup in Burkina Faso as army confirms removal of president

Military says deteriorating security situation in west African country forced it to depose Roch Marc Kabore

Burkina Faso's military has announced it has removed the president, Roch Marc Kabore, from office, suspended the constitution and dissolved the government and parliament, confirming a coup in a statement on the state broadcaster.

In a statement signed by the coup leader, Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and read by another official, the army announced the takeover by a previously unknown group - Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR).