00:02Gunfire erupted early on Thursday at the airport in Nigeria's capital, several months after a major jihadist attack at the
00:09facility.
00:11Residents told the AFP news agency that the first shots came around 6 o'clock local time.
00:16They said the shooting was coming from the airport entrance and was continuing two hours later.
00:21In January, Niamez-Diore-Hamani International Airport was targeted in an unprecedented attack claimed by the Islamic State in the
00:29Sahel.
00:30It was repelled by Nigerian armed forces and allied Russian fighters.
00:34Jihadist violence in Niger had previously been content to other parts of the country.
00:39Following the attack, thousands of illegally built homes were torn down in a sprawling neighborhood near the airport.
00:45Authorities said the district had been infiltrated by jihadists to carry out the attack.
00:49Niger has for decades battled violence by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State Organization.
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