Attacks on Niger airport and presidential palace: Heavy gunshots and explosions for Niger – Wetin we know
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Heavy gunshots and explosions blast across parts of Niger capital, Niamey early mormor on Saturday, according to eyewitnesses. Dem say serious fight happun near Diori Hamani International Airport, di military Base 101 and di presidential palace.
One Niamey resident tell BBC say dem begin hear gunfire and explosions since around 1:00 am.
E say di shooting dey happun for one military base for Niamey near di kontri airport.
Posts on social media show as residents dey react to di sounds of di gunfire wey dem link to di incidents for parts of Niamey.
One security source tell Reuters say di attackers bin target di airport and try to breach di security perimeter around di presidency.
One AES parliament member say security forces don regain control of Air Base 101 and e describe di attackers as “terrorists”.
BBC neva independently verify di claim.
Niger military govment neva release any official statement and no group don claim responsibility.
However, reports don point to di Islamic State of Sahel affiliate, but e no dey confirmed.
Di motive for dis attack and di identities of dos wey get hand for inside neva dey clear, also informate neva dey on di full extent of di damages and if casualties dey.
E also neva dey clear if di attack get connection wit attempted coup or insurgent attack.
Dem don target di airport and nearby military base two times already dis year. Di Islamic State attack di site for January, while al-Qaeda wey dey linked to JNIM bin claim responsibility for di one wey happun for June.
Di military stop di two attacks.
Niger military govment don step up operations against jihadist groups and dem don record some security successes in recent months. But attacks continue, particularly for western Niger and near di border wey dem share wit Mali and Burkina Faso.
Niger don dey under military rule since one July 2023 coup wey General Abdourahamane Tiani lead.
Niger has been under military rule since a coup in July 2023.
The extent of the damage and whether there were casualties in the latest incident remain unclear.
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