'Soldiers attempted mutiny': Niger's def min after gunfire, blasts rock Niamey
The incident marked the third attack this year on the capital's nternational airport, following two earlier assaults by jihadi rebels.The Niger government said a group of soldiers had attempted to stage a mutiny and that the situation was now under control after sustained gunfire and explosions were heard overnight int
Niger's junta says 'regaining control' after clashes in capital
Niger's defense ministry said the armed forces were progressively retaking control of sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital Niamey, according to a statement read on state television, which resumed broadcasting on Saturday after temporarily going offline.
Soldiers’ mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control
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
