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Catalina MARCHANT DE ABREU

Burkina Faso coup: Videos taken out of context claim to show French involvement

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France firmly denies rumours of any involvement in the recent coup in Burkina Faso. Nevertheless, a video has been circulating on Twitter and Facebook since September 3, claiming to show French military paratroopers coming to the aid of ousted junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake. 

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