French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy (English translation) (l.bfmtv.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Mylemmy@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

25 comments fedilink hide all child comments

FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l'ambassadeur de France est "pris en otage"

Caption: French President Macron says French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy in Niamey, Niger: News Outlet Photo via BFMTV.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] zephyreks@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

There are actually stories coming out of Niger that suggest that the French tried to smuggle croissants into the embassy but were discovered by Nigerien police.

https://twitter.com/Sprinter99800/status/1701656176801231257

this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023

46 points (88.3% liked)

World News

32286 readers

541 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml

Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml

jackmarxist@lemmy.ml

zephyreks@lemmy.ml

OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml