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Niger government foils coup attempt

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 08:03 - 18 December 2015
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou in a file photo. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou in a file photo. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Issoufou was elected to lead the West African country in 2011, one year after a coup. Political tension is high ahead of an election in February at which he will run for a second term.
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Niger's government has foiled an attempted coup and arrested suspects who planned to use aerial means to seize power, President Mahamadou Issoufou said in an address on national television on Thursday.

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