00:00Niger's military says it's gradually regaining control after a mutiny at an army base near
00:06the international airport in Niamey. Heavy gunfire was heard in the capital throughout
00:11the night. State television was briefly off-air on Saturday morning, but returned with a statement
00:18from the Ministry of Defence.
00:28Today, August 29th, 2026, at around 20 past midnight, a group of soldiers acting in breach
00:35of military regulations attempted to detain some of their comrades at the base 101 barracks
00:41in Niamey and opened fire on several sensitive sites in the city.
00:46The prompt reaction of the defence and security forces made it possible to contain this mutiny
00:54and gradually regain control of these sites.
01:01The origins of Saturday's shooting were not immediately clear. The military base at the
01:07airport has seen two previous attacks this year, both carried out by jihadist groups.
01:15The military base at the airport was azubam阻止 against the ground.
01:15But of course, the military base was also a big target.
01:16The military base was the first tactical weapon in the country that had,
01:16the military base was a ratified, it was a US-RAG, which was a forceful method that had been
01:16it was piled abroad, which was a forceful leader of the military base on the territory of the military base,
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