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U.S. condemns coup in Burkina Faso

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WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday said it is deeply concerned by events in Burkina Faso and condemned the overthrow of the country’s government by armed soldiers.

“We note that for the second time in eight months, military officers have asserted that they have dissolved the government and National Assembly and suspended the constitution,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

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Gunfire was heard in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday, a day after President Paul-Henri Damiba was declared ousted in the second coup the West African country has seen this year. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing by Jonathan Oatis)