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"There were no legitimate grounds for the Burkinabe authorities' decision. We can only deplore it," French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said

On December 1, four French officials were arrested, charged and imprisoned in Ouagadougou, according to a French source.

The Burkinabe authorities said they were intelligence agents but the French source said they were < wipes tears > IT support staff. The four are now under house arrest, according to Burkina security sources.
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