🇷🇺🇫🇷🇳🇪Russian flags - a symbol of resistance for Nigeriens?

With Russian flags in their hands Nigeriens enthusiastically take to streets demanding that foreign military bases and occupation forces be kicked out of country, protest outside French embassy in Niger's capital.

👉Niger's undergone a coup which has been condemned by Western nations (no condemnation when West is the one overthrowing governments like in Ukraine in 2014).

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⚡️🇫🇷🇳🇪Chaos erupts outside French Embassy in Niger as footage shows door set ablaze by furious protesters.

Dozens of locals march against embassy, replacing French flag with Russian tricolor (bottom right vid) and chucking smoke grenades back at desperate French security forces over wall (left vid).

Niger’s come together to take stand against Paris, which exploited Niger as its colony until 1960.

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⚡️🇵🇰Watch moment blast tears through Pakistani political rally in Northwest of country (vid above).

Reported aftermath footage shows bodies, blood and debris everywhere after explosion left at least 40 dead and over 130 injured in town of Khar, near border with Afghanistan (map above).

Local party official reportedly among those killed, as meeting of pro-Taliban political party was being held.

UPDATE: Reports that blast at event was caused by suicide bomber, investigation has been opened.

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