Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have announced the dissolution of the transitional government, according to the BBC.

A new "national democratic council" had taken control to end the "deviant regime", Lt-Col Mamadou Bamba said on state television.

Interim parliament speaker Cheriff Sy said the move was "clearly a coup".

Heavy shooting could be heard at the main square in the capital, Ouagadougou to disperse protesters, added the radio.

Source: MENA