African unions condemn latest ‘power grab’ in Burkina Faso

West African bloc said country's second military coup in nine months was inappropriate'

Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso's capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine months earlier.

Roads remained blocked off in Ouagadougou, where a helicopter could be heard flying overhead. An internal security analysis for the EU seen by the Associated Press said there was abnormal military movement" in the city.