# Explosions and gunfire were heard at the airport in Niger’s capital of Niamey. A witness told AFP the gunfire, which lasted for two hours, came from the entrance at the Diori Hamani international airport. Niger has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists launched an attack on the same airport. In recent weeks, local authorities have demolished neighbourhoods near the airport, citing terrorist risks. They have also extended the airport’s perimeter fence and installed more than 350 surveillance cameras.
Gunfire and explosions heard at Niger capital’s airport