Nigerien govt says situation ‘calm’ after soldiers’ mutiny
Witnesses noted that the mutineers targeted the presidential palace, the national television station, and Military Airbase 101, sparking widespread speculation of an attempted coup.
Earlier this year, PREMIUM TIMES reported how affiliates of both Al-Qaeda and ISIS carried out attacks targeting Niamey’s civilian airport and adjacent military airbase.
However, the military government later issued a statement urging calm, assuring the public that security forces had responded swiftly and quelled the uprising.
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