Residents report early morning gunfire near Niamey's Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger Republic, months after a major jihadist attack.

Gunfire erupted early on Thursday at the airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, residents told AFP, several months after a major jihadist attack at the facility.

An attack on the international airport in Niger's capital Thursday killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians, officials said, months after jihadists staged a large assault on…