UPDATE 1-Lieutenant Colonel Zida says taking power in Burkina Faso
October 31, 2014 at 23:13 PM EDT
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida said on Saturday he was taking over as head of state in Burkina Faso, in an apparent putsch against the military chief of staff Honore Traore who had earlier said he would lead a transition.
