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Niger's Government blames France for deadly attack on Niamey international airport as JNIM claims responsibility (panafricanvisions.com)

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On 18 June 2026, militants attacked the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, killing 13 people and injuring 4 others; 22 attackers were also killed.

According to Radio France Internationale, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), in a brief statement published through its usual propaganda channel, Az-Zallaqa, claimed to have carried out “a suicide attack on Diori Hamani International Airport and the nearby military base.”

The Minister of Defence accused, without providing evidence, its former colonial power, France, of being behind the attack.

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