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Heavy Gunfire And Explosions Reported Near Airport In Niger's Capital ... Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions are reported near Niger’s main international airport outside the capital, Niamey, during the early hours of Thursday, triggering concern among residents. Multiple eyewitnesses describe hearing intense bursts of gunfire and several blasts shortly after midnight in neighbourhoods close to Diori Hamani International Airport. Videos circulating on social media appear to show air defence systems firing at unidentified objects in the sky, though this has not been independently verified. According to residents cited by the AFP news agency, the disturbance lasts for around two hours before the situation gradually calms. An official from Niger’s Foreign Affairs ministry later tells Anadolu news agency that the situation is “under control” and urges calm, but provides no further details. The cause of the gunfire and explosions remains unclear, and there is no confirmation of casualties or damage. Niger’s military-led government has yet to issue an official statement explaining the incident. The airport, located around 10 kilometres from the presidential palace, also houses a…

Brazen attack on Niger’s airport shows jihadis are expanding to cities in Africa’s Sahel https://www.europesays.com/africa/292482/ DAKAR, Senegal — The gunfire and explosions that ripped through Niger’s main international airport are the latest sign of armed…

Gunfire heard at Niger capital's airport Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

Niger: At Least 35 Dead in Attack On Niamey Airport [Agenzia Fides] Niamey -- The official toll from yesterday's jihadist attack, June 18, on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has risen. According to a statement released by the Nigerien Ministry of Defense, 11 soldiers and 2 civilians were killed in the attack, while 22 attackers were "neutralized." In addition, around 20 suspects have been arrested.

Gunfire and explosions have been heard at Niamey airport in Niger over the last several hours, witnesses tell Reuters and AFP. RFI has reported that attackers have managed to gain access to the airport and that Niger's defense and security… https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2067513718582522041

Explosions and gunfire heard at airport in Niger's capital Niamey Gunfire and explosions were heard at the airport in Niger's capital Niamey early Thursday, according to witnesses, and security forces had blocked off the area, residents said […]

Niger: Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Claim Deadly Attack On Niger Airport [RFI] West Africa's al Qaeda affiliate (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's main airport and a nearby military airbase in the capital Niamey, that the government said killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians. The attack comes six months after other jihadists staged a large assault on the sensitive site.

Niger: Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Claim Deadly Attack On Niger Airport [RFI] West Africa's al Qaeda affiliate (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's main airport and a nearby military airbase in the capital Niamey, that the government said killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians. The attack comes six months after other jihadists staged a large assault on the sensitive site.

Attack on Niger’s airport highlights expansion of jihadis into Africa’s Sahel region https://www.europesays.com/africa/292942/ DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The gunfire and explosions that ripped through Niger’s main international airport are the latest…

Niger: Gunfire Reported Around Niamey Airport [allAfrica] Gunfire was reported on the morning of Thursday, June 18, 2026, around Niamey International Airport in Niger. According to several corroborating sources, the shooting lasted for nearly two hours before the situation gradually returned to calm.

Heavy gunfire and explosions heard around international airport in ... Gunfire and loud explosions echoed around Niger ’s international airport in what two security sources described as a "terrorist attack", before calm returned to the Niamey capital on Thursday morning. Businesses and schools were open in the city of about 1.5 million, and people were moving about freely, apart from a cordoned-off zone near the airport, which was heavily patrolled by defence and security forces, the Reuters witness said. Two security sources described the incident, which occurred shortly before midnight, as a "terrorist attack" and said security had been reinforced around the airport following an internal alert about an imminent attack on the site. They said a store of uranium currently held at the airport had not been affected by the attack. Nigerien authorities moved the uranium yellowcake late last year from the Somair mine in Arlit to the Niamey base for export after seizing control of the mine from French nuclear group Orano, according to two other sources, who estimated it to be around 1,000 metric tons of uranium. Two security sources described the incident at Niamey airport, which occurre…

Gunmen Attack a Major Airport in Niger The airport in Niamey, Niger, in 2023.

Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport Ministry of Defence says 11 soldiers, 2 civilians and 22 attackers killed in Diori Hamani International Airport assault.

11 soldiers and 2 civilians dead as gunmen attack airport in Niger’s capital An attack on Thursday on the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital killed 11 members of the security forces and two civilians, the government said in a statement, without identifying the perpetrators. The first explosions were heard ‌at around 6am local time, witnesses said, and sporadic gunfire was still audible nearly two hours later at the airport in Niamey, which was targeted by the regional Islamic State affiliate in January. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for...

Gunfire and explosions heard at Niger capital's airport Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

Niger: At Least 35 Dead in Attack On Niamey Airport [Agenzia Fides] Niamey -- The official toll from yesterday's jihadist attack, June 18, on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has risen. According to a statement released by the Nigerien Ministry of Defense, 11 soldiers and 2 civilians were killed in the attack, while 22 attackers were "neutralized." In addition, around 20 suspects have been arrested.

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Explosions and gunfire heard at airport in Niger's capital Niamey Gunfire and explosions were heard at the airport in Niger's capital Niamey early Thursday, according to witnesses, and security forces had blocked off the area, residents said.

Niger: At Least 35 Dead in Attack On Niamey Airport [Agenzia Fides] Niamey -- The official toll from yesterday's jihadist attack, June 18, on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, has risen. According to a statement released by the Nigerien Ministry of Defense, 11 soldiers and 2 civilians were killed in the attack, while 22 attackers were "neutralized." In addition, around 20 suspects have been arrested.

Explosions, gunfire rock Niger capital near international airport - TRT World A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted shortly after midnight on Thursday near Niger’s main international airport in the capital, Niamey, terrifying residents and briefly shattering the city’s calm. Videos filmed by locals showed streaks of light tearing across the night sky, accompanied by thunderous blasts. Other footage circulating online captured flames rising several metres high and multiple vehicles burned and charred. Residents in neighbourhoods close to Diori Hamani International Airport said that intense shooting lasted for roughly two hours before subsiding. By around 2 AM, calm had largely returned. The airport, about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the presidential palace, houses an air force base and serves as a strategic military hub. It is also the headquarters of a joint force formed by Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali to combat Daesh terrorists operating across the Sahel. Authorities had not, by early Thursday, announced what triggered the violence or whether there were casualties. Several residents reported hearing sirens as fire trucks sped toward the airport area in the early …

Niger security forces battle gunmen at airport Niger's security forces engaged in an hours-long shootout with gunmen at the nation's main international airport. No one has taken responsibility but Islamists are suspected of being behind the attack.