Niger accuses France of inciting soldiers to mutiny

Nigerien authorities accused France of inciting soldiers to mutiny following attacks on the airport and presidential palace in Niamey. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot dismissed these accusations as 'pure fantasies,' stating that France had no intention to foment such a mutiny. The authorities in Niamey, who survived the mutiny, threaten to take the matter to international justice.