World News | Niger Government Confirms Military Coup Attempt Thwarted
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Niger's security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country's presidential palace overnight just two days before the newly elected president is to be sworn into office in a peaceful transfer of power, the government said Wednesday.
Niamey, Mar 31 (AP) Niger's security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country's presidential palace overnight just two days before the newly elected president is to be sworn into office in a peaceful transfer of power, the government said Wednesday.
The coup attempt comes amid an upsurge in Islamic extremist attacks, including unprecedented massacres in villages near Niger's troubled border with Mali, with the most recent wave of attacks killing at least 137 civilians.
“Several people have been arrested and others linked to the events are being actively sought,” read the statement by government spokesman Abdourahmane Zakaria.(AP)
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