Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Coup Scare
Sunday Ehigiator
Niger Republic’s junta said yesterday it “gradually took back control” after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital, including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours of heavy gunfire.
As the clashes broke out, soldiers blocked access to the presidential palace and national television, with Tele Sahel going off air for just over an hour yesterday morning before being restored around 10:00 am (0900 GMT).
“There was an attempt by insurgents from the Nigerien armed forces to enter the presidential palace,” a security source told AFP, adding that “the presidential guard pushed them back”.
