Burkina protesters set fire to parliament

By AFP

Burkina Faso Cars burn outside Burkina Faso's parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014. By Issouf Sanogo AFP

OCT 30, 2014 LISTEN

Cars burn outside Burkina Faso's parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP)

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso set fire to parliament in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday after ransacking the building in protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule.

Hundreds of people also stormed the national television building nearby, shortly before lawmakers were due to vote on the controversial legislation, AFP correspondents said.