Gunfire was heard for about half an hour on Wednesday near Niger’s presidential palace in Niamey two days before the West African country’s historic handover, prompting fears of an attempted coup.
Quoting a security source, Reuters said that the attempted coup was launched by a unit from a nearby air base in the capital city of Niamey.
The putsch was, however, repelled by presidential guards who engaged in shelling and gunfire with the assailants, security sources told both AFP and Reuters.
Several people in connection with the attack have been…
