Niger closes airspace over 'threat of intervention' as junta defies deadline

Niger coup leader Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani attends a demonstration held by his supporters in Niamey on Sunday. A deadline for the reinstatement of the president has passed. Photograph: Photo Coutesy of Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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