Army Retakes Last Mutinous Garrison
From Times Wire Reports
Niger’s army seized the last outpost of disgruntled soldiers who mutinied last week to demand unpaid wages and better conditions, the Defense Ministry said.
The eastern garrison of Ngourti, where the mutineers had been holding out after being pushed from earlier strongholds, is about 1,000 miles from the capital, Niamey, in the Sahara desert.
One death on each side has been reported, but 217 soldiers have been arrested.
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