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Niger's junta says 'regaining control' after clashes in capital
Niger’s defence ministry announced that the armed forces were progressively retaking control of sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital, Niamey, after state television, which had been temporarily offline, resumed broadcasting on Saturday.
The statement, read on the reinstated state TV service, indicated that the junta’s forces were responding to the assault and working to restore authority over the affected locations in the city.
No further details on casualties, perpetrators or the broader political context were provided in the ministry’s announcement.
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