00:01A military drone base at the airport in Niger's Tahua was targeted overnight Sunday.
00:06Local authorities say the army fended off the attack, which left several soldiers injured and several assailants dead.
00:14Eyewitnesses say unidentified assailants pulled up on motorbikes and that they saw exchanges of fire from the airport and the
00:20city centre.
00:22The drone base was built in 2022, and drones from Niger's air force often operate in the area, which frequently
00:29faces jihadist attacks.
00:31Normally, though, the city is spared from such violence.
00:36It comes weeks after the Islamic State group targeted the country's main airport in Niamey.
00:43Jihadist violence has troubled Niger, which has been ruled by a junta since July 2023, for a decade.
00:48It is unclear who's behind the latest attack.
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