Protesters Storm Burkina Faso’s Parliament Building

Burkina Faso state television went off the air after protesters angry at plans to allow president Blaise Compaore extend his 27 years rule stormed the building. T
he protesters earlier set fire to the parliament building. The thousands of protesters matched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace on Thursday after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices. Reports say, the military earlier fired at protesters who stormed parliament. Tear gas was also fired from a helicopter, as a crowd surged towards the presidency, Parliament was due to consider changing the constitution so that 63 year old Compaore, could run for office again in elections next year Communications minister Alien Edward Traore later said the government had dropped the proposal to amend a two-term limit on the presidential mandate. Compaore first took power in a coup in 1987, and has won four disputed elections since then.