Hundreds of traders rioted and set fire to the headquarters of Burkina Faso's ruling party on Saturday, protesting after mutinous soldiers looted their shops. Merchants ransacked the National Assembly, the Trade Ministry and other public buildings in the capital of the West African state, a Reuters witness said.
"We are angry at the soldiers who have looted our stores, and also at the government that is doing nothing to stop the looting," said Abdoulaye, who declined to give his second name. "Among us are people who have lost everything ... and do not even know yet whether they will be reimbursed. We're fed up," said the trader, who sells mobile phones.