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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) \u2014 Gunmen attacked the main airport in Niger\u2019s capital of Niamey early Thursday morning, leading to an exchange of fire and explosions, witnesses and a local security official said. <\/p>\n

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Security forces were deployed to repel the attack after the gunmen breached the airport security, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation. It was not immediately clear who the attackers were.<\/p>\n

An Associated Press journalist said soldiers were searching people on the road in the aftermath of the gunfire.<\/p>\n

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It was the second attack at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey this year, after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a similar attack in January.<\/p>\n

Niger, led by a military junta since a 2023 coup, has struggled to contain deadly jihadi violence that has battered parts of Africa\u2019s Sahel region, including neighbors Burkina Faso and Mali that are also run by military juntas.<\/p>\n

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