Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.
- Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said that his country sent fighter jets to Niger in late August to help thwart a “coup attempt” that shook the capital, Niamey.
- The confirmation came in excerpts from Tebboune’s interview with local media outlets that was broadcast on Saturday ahead of its full release.
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- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.
- Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said that his country sent fighter jets to Niger in late August to help thwart a “coup attempt” that shook the capital, Niamey.
- The confirmation came in excerpts from Tebboune’s interview with local media outlets that was broadcast on Saturday ahead of its full release.
Sources: Al Jazeera