(Xinhua) -- Rioting soldiers in Burkina Faso threatened to torch the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday, plunging the city deep in a panic with streets deserted and businesses shut down. Following days of a police-soldier clash, the capital turned into a ghost town amid rumors that the soldiers would bury their slain man and then set the city ablaze. Residents stayed at home, businesses closed down and government buildings were evacuated. Foreign missions in the capital remained shut, witnesses reported early in the day. Only a few taxi vehicles were seen driving down the city's main streets, while the public transportation system has come to a halt.