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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick

Mutinous soldiers say they've taken Niger. The government says a coup won't be tolerated

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Nigeriens awoke to a divided country Thursday after mutinous soldiers claimed to have ousted the president. But Niger's government said it will never accept their rule and has called for the population to reject it.

“There was an attempted coup, but of course we cannot accept it,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassoumi Massoudou told news network France 24 in an interview Thursday.

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