In pictures: Anger at Burkina Faso coup

Photos from Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, where protests have broken out after an elite military unit seized power in a coup.

Residents burn tyres along a street in Ouagadougou on September 17, 2015AFP

Barricades have burnt in the capital, Ouagadougou, as people vow to resist the coup by the presidential guard (RSP)

A Burkina Faso protestor gestures in front of burning tires as he and others take to the streets in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, 17 September 2015AP

The opposition has called for people to resist until civilian rule is restored

Graffiti reading "Down with RSP (Regiment of Presidential Security), get out" is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 17, 2015Reuters

Graffiti reading "down with RSP, get out" was painted on a road sign

A Burkina Faso protester that was injured during clashes, receives treatment in hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015AP

Protesters were wounded in clashes with security forces

A protestor, right, injured during clashes receives treatment in a hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015AP

The injured were taken to the city's badly resourced hospitals

The damaged entrance of rapper and activist Smockey"s recording studio, which according to neighbours was attacked by members of the presidential guard, is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 17, 2015Reuters

The recording studio of prominent rapper and pro-democracy activist Serge Bambaram, who is known by the stage-name Smockey, was also damaged

Troops stand next to vehicles on September 17, 2015 outside the presidential palace in OuagadougouAFP

Troops positioned themselves outside the presidential palace amid fears that protesters could advance towards it

General Gilbert Diendere sits at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, on September 17, 2015AFP

Gen Gilbert Diendere posed for photographs inside the palace after being declared the new ruler

In this frame taken from RTB television, Lieutenant Colonel Mamadou Bamba, Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) spokesperson speaks on national television in Burkina Faso, Thursday 17 September 2015AP

The coup was announced on national television by Lt-Colonel Mamadou Bamba, a spokesman for the presidential guard

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