Thirty-five killed as gunmen attack Niger's biggest airport

Gunmen attacked Niamey's Diori Hamani international airport, killing 35 people (22 attackers, 11 soldiers and 2 civilians) — the second strike on the airport in under five months.
Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it carried out the raid; security forces say they repelled the attack, arrested about 20 suspects and seized a large cache of weapons (RPGs, AK‑47s, explosives).
Local residents joined a manhunt—some armed with machetes—while Niger's junta blamed "armed mercenaries" allegedly backed by France amid tense ties and a shift from French to Russian military presence.