Burkina Faso junta chief confirms coup attempt

 The interim president of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, revealed on Monday that he had been the target of a coup attempt the week before.

During a Thursday meeting with leaders of civil society organisations, Captain Traoré acknowledged the coup attempt.

By staging a military revolution on September 30, Capt. Traoré ousted Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba and took command in Burkina Faso.

Paul-Henri Damiba, a lieutenant colonel, had likewise been installed into power by a military coup.