Supporters of the coup in Niger attempted to storm the French embassy on Sunday after marching through the capital waving Russian flags and chanting the name of Vladimir Putin.
Thousands of backers of the military junta gathered outside the diplomatic mission of former colonial power France, stoning the premises and setting the door on fire.
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