MOSCOW, Jul 29 Special Advisor to the President of Niger Intinkar al- Hasan said that the Nigerians do not agree with the coup in the country, there were no reasons to start it.
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“The people do not agree with the coup that has taken place in the country,” Al-Jazeera TV channel quoted al-Hasan as saying.
According to the special adviser, the country’s leadership did not see any reasons for start of the revolution. He stressed that statements by the commander of the Presidential Guard, General Abdurrahman Tchiani, presented as «Chairman of the National Council for the Defense of the Fatherland», threatened the unity of Niger.
«Blood has not yet been shed, but the putschists' words can kindle a fire,» al-Hassan added.
Earlier, the military of Niger, during a speech on national television, said that President Mohamed Bazum was removed, the borders were closed, and a curfew was announced. Before that, the military of the presidential guard blocked the presidential palace in the capital of the country, Niamey. Bazum's office claimed that the army did not support the rebels, but later the command of the Armed Forces declared solidarity with them. The President is still held in residence. Bazum is fine and feels good, said Musa Faki Mahamat, Chairman of the African Union Commission.