Supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup last week marched through the capital and attacked the French Embassy on Sunday, as a regional bloc raised the possibility of military intervention if the president of the West African country was not reinstated soon.
Video on social media shows protesters attempting to smash the door of the embassy. There are unconfirmed reports the door was lit on fire.
Thousands of supporters of the military could been seen in the streets, some waving Russian flags, chanting “Long live Russia,” “Long live [Vladimir] Putin,” Russia’s president, and “Down with France,” Niger’s former colonial administrator — before
