Niger’s ousted president Bazoum attempts escape, junta captors claim
By Reuters
20 October 2023 |
7:27 am
Niger's junta said on Thursday that it had thwarted an escape attempt by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum who has been imprisoned by the military since a July 26 coup despite international calls for his release.
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