Calm returns to Niger's capital one day after failed army mutiny

Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers.

Algeria said it deployed four fighter jets to support the military rulers of neighboring Niger after a failed mutiny over the weekend.

Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after a group of young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger’s capital in what was seen as a major threat to the country’s ruling junta, according to a state television broadcast and analysts.

Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports  AP News

Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports

Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after a group of young soldiers attempted a mutiny in Niger’s capital of Niamey in what was seen as a major threat to the country’s ruling junta, according to a state television broadcast and analysts

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control

State broadcasting stations were knocked offline early Saturday. However, the military government later issued a statement urging calm.

Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger’s capital on Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours of heavy exchanges around some of its most sensitive sites. While the fighting had subsided later on Saturday, the rebel troops were said by a regional secur