"
Heavy gunfire
", including "
heavy weaponry
", was heard overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the presidency sector in Niamey, residents told AFP.
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“
It was around 3:00 am (02:00 GMT), we heard heavy and light weapons fire and it lasted fifteen minutes before ceasing, followed by small arms fire, everything then ceased,
” said one. bordering the Plateau district in Niamey which houses the offices and the presidential residence.
"
The shooting lasted about twenty minutes
", according to another witness.
