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Niger frees 15 accused of complicity in coup attempt

NIAMEY, Mar 25 (Reuters) A court in Niger has freed fifteen civilians accused of complicity in an attempted putsch against President Mahamadou Issoufou, their lawyer said today.
In December 2015, the government said it had foiled a coup and arrested people who planned to use aerial firepower to seize control of the West African country, a major Uranium producer and Western ally in the fight against Islamists in the Sahara.
The fifteen were freed yesterday. Nine military officers including the alleged ringleader General Salou Souleymane, are still behind bars awaiting trial.
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