By Ruzeki, Shadow News
France announced a planned evacuation from Niger on Tuesday for French and European nationals after a military coup there won backing from two other West African nations ruled by mutinous soldiers.
The French Foreign Ministry in Paris cited recent violence that targeted the French Embassy in Niamey, the capital, as one of the reasons for the decision.
The closure of Niger's airspace also “leaves our compatriots unable to leave the country by their own means,” the ministry said.
The evacuation was starting Tuesday for French and European citizens who wish to leave, it said in a statement. It gave no other details.
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