Niger rebels accuse France of violating country's airspace

The rebels who seized power in Niger have accused France of violating the African country's airspace, the AFP news agency reported, Report informs via TASS.

According to the top brass controlling Niger, a French warplane took off from Chad’s capital of N’Djamena at 6:01 a.m. local time and at 6:39 a.m., it broke contact with air traffic control when entering Niger’s airspace. The plane was reported to have stayed in the African country’s airspace until 11:15 a.m. local time.

Niger closed its airspace on August 6, fearing foreign intervention.