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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
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Armed Conflict 117BFO - Riots/Protests