Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says

# Sending in Their Submission to NAH Mahmoud Schefket Pasha Saturday night, after many had been killed and wounded, and the whole of the troops protecting the palace gave their formal and unconditional surrender shortly after dawn. Niaci Bey, who is called the hero of the July revolution, now is in command of the garrison. ## Sultan Abdul Hamid Confined Sultan Abdul Hamid has been permitted to remain within the walls of the Yildiz Kiosk, where Saturday, in company with his ministers, he waited for the outcome of the struggle between his loyal troops and the army of investment, each hour bringing to him word of a fresh disaster. It has been stated, since victory rested with the Constitutionalists, that the sultan himself gave orders to his men not to resist. Whether this is true, it can be safely said of the troops within the capital that they put up stubborn resistance at all points, and the losses on both sides are exceedingly heavy, for the length of time the battle was in progress. ## Parliament to Decide Fate A representative of the commander in-chief of the Constitutionalist forces is authority for saying that the sultan will be dealt with by the parliament and that there will be an adequate inquiry into the sovereign's alleged complicity in the recent disturbances. At present the ministry has not been dissolved, but Constantinople and a number of other places have been declared in state of siege. Martial law prevails, and while there is some uneasiness among the people, order has been maintained.