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NIAMEY, Niger AP 鈥?Hundreds of people rallied in support of Nigers ruling junta in the capital on Thursday, denouncing France and others who have criticized a recent coup 鈥?as the countrys military leaders sought to exploit anti-Western sentiment to shore up their takeover.As numbers began to swell at a demonstration organized by the junta and civil society groups on Nigers independence day, protesters in Niamey pumped their fists in the air and chanted out support for neighboring countr stanley cup ies that have also seen military takeovers in recent years. Some waved Russian flags, and one man brandished a Russian and Nigerien flag sewn together.Last weeks coup toppled President Mohamed Bazoum 鈥?whose ascendency marked Nigers first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence from France in 1960. It has been accompanied by strident anti-French sentiment and raised questions about the future of the fight against extremism in Africas Sahel region, where Russia and Western countries have vied for influence.The coup has been strongl stanley kubek y condemned by stanley hrnek Western countries and the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to remove the junta if they dont hand back power to Bazoum. As tensions have grown in the capital and the region, many European countries have moved to evacuate their citizens.At Thursdays protest, many expressed support for the coup leaders and denounced interference from others. For more than 13 years, the Nigerien people have su Fnst Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize Iraq
PLATTE, S.D. 鈥?Authorities believe a man fatally shot his wife and four children, set their rural South Dakota house on fire, then turned the shotgun on himself, the states attorney generals office said Tuesday.Preliminary autopsy results show all six members of the Westerhuis family died of shotgun wounds. The bodies of Scott and Nicole Westerhuis and their children Kailey, Jaeci, Connor and Michael were found in the burned ruins of their home in Platte on Thursday.South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said investigators believe Scott Westerhuis fired all the deadly shots. Its hard for us to determine exactly if he started the fire, b stanley hrnek ut thats the only thing that makes sense, Jackleys spokeswoman Sara Rabern told The Associated Press.A passer-by reported the blaze at the home near Platte early Thursday morning, but the fire chief said it was all but destroyed by the time firefighters arrived.Authorities did not immediately name the victims, but the Platte-Geddes school superintendent has said Kailey was a third- stanley quencher grader, Jaeci a fifth-grader, Connor an eighth-grader and Michael a high school sophomore.Jackley the tragic loss has affected the entire community of about 1,200 people who live in Platte, about 110 miles west o stanley uk f Sioux Falls.@media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .cl |
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