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Id 5,486,040
Latitude 12.3703
Longitude -1.5247
Country Burkina Faso
Geo Name Id
Description Authorities have used tear gas to disperse thousands of students marching in Burkina Faso after the death of a young man in police custody. Witnesses said there were injuries Friday, and national television reporters were beaten and their cameras taken away by demonstrators. Smoke rose from burning tires at the scene.
Start Date 01-Jan-11
End Date
Precision 3.0
Geo Name
ADM 1 Name Centre
ADM 1 Id
ADM 2 Name Kadiogo
ADM 2 Id
ADM 3 Name Ouagadougou
Notes
Armed Conflict 126BFO - Riots/Protests