Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control

Niger’s ruling junta said Saturday it “gradually took back control” after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was rocked by hours of heavy gunfire.As the clashes broke out,  soldiers blocked access to the presidential palace and national television, with Tele Sahel going off air for just over an hour on Saturday morning before being restored around 10:00 am (0900 GMT).“There was an attempt by ins