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Id | 5,486,008 |
Latitude | 12.25 |
Longitude | -2.3667 |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Geo Name Id | |
Description | A government statement issued Thursday said demonstrations started Tuesday in the city of Koudougou over the death of a jailed student. The government said he died of meningitis while in police custody. Fellow students say he died because he received bad treatment. A local journalist says he saw bodies of a demonstrator and a policeman. The government says two were killed and two policemen were wounded. Demonstrators also looted and torched government buildings and vehicles. |
Start Date | 01-Jan-11 |
End Date | |
Precision | 1.0 |
Geo Name | |
ADM 1 Name | Centre-Ouest |
ADM 1 Id | |
ADM 2 Name | Boulkiemde |
ADM 2 Id | |
ADM 3 Name | Koudougou |
Notes | |
Armed Conflict | 117BFO - Riots/Protests |