Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents from within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey, where shooting was ongoing, a security source told AFP. Armed men launch attacks on capital Niamey and briefly take over state television station Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents from within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey, where shooting was ongoing, a security source told AFP. Heavy gunfire was heard in several neighbourhoods of the cap...S1

• Armed men launch attacks on capital Niamey and briefly take over state television stationS2