A military official says at least seven people, including a 14-year-old girl, had been killed during a mutiny by soldiers in Burkina Faso's...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and may be in the process of being chased out now...
second-largest city. Gen. Honore Nabere Traore said Saturday that six soldiers died in an exchange of gunfire Friday with troops sent to quell four days of shooting and looting by soldiers in Bobo-Dioulasso. Traore said the girl was accidentally hit by a bullet during the exchange of fire Friday. Justice Minister Jerome Traore says 25 civilians and eight soldiers were maimed during the mutiny. He said 57 soldiers have been nabbed and will go to court for "rebellion and stealing goods." Residents say the chaos has stopped and calm has returned to Bobo-Dioulasso. Burkina Faso has seen unrest by soldiers, teachers and students since February.