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Niger’s military rulers say ousted president tried to escape custody

Niger’s military rulers say ousted president tried to escape custody

Escape attempt failed and ‘main actors’ have been arrested, says regime spokesperson on state TV

Niger’s military rulers say they have foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape custody.

“At around three in the morning, the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and his family, his two cooks and two security elements, tried to escape from his place of detention,” the regime’s spokesperson, Amadou Abdramane, said on state television.

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