Image source, ReutersImage caption, A security officer stands guard on the street following the attempted coup.
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Russia has said its forces helped to repel Saturday's attempted coup in Niger.
Explosões e tiros ecoaram pela capital, Niamey, no início da manhã, incluindo em uma base aérea militar chave e no palácio presidencial.
Hours later, Niger's authorities said the rebellion had been contained.
Nigerien forces had repelled the attack "with the assistance of servicemen of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence", the foreign ministry in Moscow said on Sunday.
O ministério também disse que continuaria a apoiar o Níger em sua luta contra "extremistas", mas que a situação agora estava sob o controle das autoridades legítimas lideradas pelo presidente [Gen Abdourahmane] Tiani.
Russia's African Corps has become a key security partner for multiple military governments in the Sahel, who have been struggling to contain long-running jihadist insurgencies.
The Alliance of Sahel States - composed of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - said the attempted coup was "a betrayal by a group of soldiers involved in an attempt at destabilisation.
The authorities have not said how many soldiers were involved in the attempted coup, nor how many casualties there were.
Niger's military ruler, Gen Tiani, who was sworn in as its president last year after he deposed its elected leader, has also not publicly addressed the incident.
The nation's state broadcaster showed footage of several alleged mutineers being arrested by the Presidential Guard.
No domingo, a Agência de Imprensa do Níger relatou que a atividade comercial estava voltando ao normal, com postos de gasolina, lojas e outros negócios reabrindo.
Supporters of the government gathered at a public square in central Niamey in support of the security forces and Tiani's government.
Base Aérea 101, o local militar atacado no sábado, faz parte do complexo do aeroporto Diori Hamani.
It hosts Nigerien military aircraft and drones, as well as an Alliance of Sahel States counter-terrorism unit. Russian and Italian forces are also based there, according to news agency Reuters.
Níger, Mali e Burkina Faso são todos países governados por militares que cortaram laços com parceiros ocidentais e fortaleceram sua cooperação com a Rússia.
But jihadist violence remains widespread in all three countries, despite the shift in alliances.
For Niger's government, Saturday's mutiny highlights that the military is dealing not only with an external insurgency, but also signs of discontent within its own ranks.
A base aérea onde a rebelião começou já havia sido alvo de jihadistas duas vezes neste ano – uma vez por um afiliado do Estado Islâmico e depois por um afiliado da Al-Qaeda.
Nigerien authorities say security forces have increased patrols around key sites in Niamey following the attempted takeover, including the main airport entrance and the presidential pavilion.
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