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France to begin evacuating its nationals from Niger

As tensions mount in Niger, where supporters of last week's coup attacked the French embassy on Sunday, Paris is hoping to begin flights to evacuate its nationals, and those of other European Union countries, on Tuesday.

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France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the West African nation of Niger because of anti-French sentiment following last week's coup, reports BBC News.

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