Gunfire and blasts heard at airport in Niger with planes hit – reports

Source says two aircraft on ground ‘destroyed’ although authorities yet to comment on situation

Gunfire and loud blasts have been heard at the main airport in the Nigerien capital of Niamey according to Reuters news agency and an independent source.

The apparent explosions were reported just after midnight, a witness told Reuters. The airport is next to Base Aérienne 101, a military base previously used by American and then Russian troops.

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