Niger foils attempted military mutiny after gunfire in Niamey

Niger’s authorities says it has foiled an attempted mutiny by immoderate soldiers aft dense gunfire was heard overnight successful Niamey, the country’s capital.

The shooting continued into the aboriginal hours of Saturday, causing interest among residents and attracting planetary attention.

In a connection work connected authorities television, Niger’s Defence Minister, General Salifou Modi, said a radical of soldiers entered the 101 Military Camp adjacent Diori Hamani International Airport successful Niamey astatine astir 12:20 am.

He said the soldiers took immoderate of their colleagues hostage during the incident.

However, Modi said authorities forces rapidly responded and foiled the attempted mutiny, restoring calm and bid successful the capital.

“Following the determination of the country’s forces, everything has present returned to mean and the mutiny they wanted to commencement has been crushed,” the authorities said.

Before the authorities issued its statement, determination was nary wide accusation astir wherever the gunfire was coming from, and authorities had not released immoderate authoritative explanation.

The defence curate besides did not accidental whether anyone was killed oregon injured during the incident.

Reuters, however, quoted ...