Niger blames France for inciting failed mutiny, Paris denies involvement
Niger Niger has blamed France for inciting last week’s thwarted military mutiny, according to a government statement read on television on Friday and cited by Reuters and AFP."A substantial body of evidence has been compiled regarding this attack, and Niger reserves the right to bring the matter before international courts," the government said in the statement quoted by Reuters In response, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot denied any involvement of France in the attack.
According to RFI, on Tuesday already, a Nigerian military official had appeared on television to accuse several states, including France, Ivory Coast and Benin, of supporting the mutiny.
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