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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)
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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.

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[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Turns out the French embassy either serves croissants or military rations... And the Nigeriens took the croissants.

[–] w2qw@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They probably only had margarine croissants left.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 8 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

[–] kurogane@lm.helilot.com 1 points 1 year ago

Scratch my previous summary. Yours wins the cake.