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Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - The leader of the failed military coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendéré, former head of the Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP), surrendered to the authorities of his country, after seeking refuge in the local Nunciature.
"His Excellency Mgr. Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio, and His Emincence Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, and collaborators, Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, former Présidente, and Tulinabo S. Mushingi, US Ambassador, inform that General Diendéré Gilbert, who was welcomed in the Apostolic Nunciature for safety reasons as a result of recent events, surrendered to the competent authorities of Burkina Faso on 1 October 2015 at 2.30pm", reads a statement from the Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and sent to Fides.
Local bishops have called for today, October 2, a day of prayer for peace in the Country. The day will include fasting, Eucharistic adoration and Mass of intercession in all parishes. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 02/10/2015)
