New reports indicate that an attempted coup d'état is currently taking place in Burkina Faso, in which military forces are reportedly storming the capital of Ouagadougou.

Heavy gunfire has been heard in the city center, and local news outlets have reported that soldiers have taken over the state television building.

Residents are reportedly barricading themselves inside their homes as the situation unfolds.

There are unconfirmed reports that the president, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been arrested.