Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace - Yahoo! News: "NIAMEY, Niger – Armed soldiers stormed the presidential palace Thursday afternoon and witnesses said the president was missing after heavy gunfire in the capital of the uranium-rich West African nation.
The violence comes just months after a referendum was passed allowing President Mamadou Tandja to extend his rule for years past the constitutional limit.
Moussa Mounkaila, a palace chauffeur, told The Associated Press that the gunmen showed up as a meeting of government ministers was taking place at the presidential palace.
A local journalist who was working there, Traore Amadou, said Tandja's whereabouts were unknown.
Government officials could not be reached for comment. National radio did not mention the developments in an afternoon report.
A French diplomat declined to comment on the situation, saying the French government is still trying to determine what is happening and what the risks are. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because the situation is still unclear."
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