BREAKING: NIGER MILITARY JUNTA THREATENS PRESIDENT AFTER FORMING NEW GOVERNMENT

(coup leaders/Niger flag) Military junta threatens President if military experience any form of attack Niger's junta threatened a top US diplomat that if surrounding countries tried military action to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum's power, they would kill him. During her visit to the country this week, representatives of the junta informed US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the danger against Bazoum, a Western military official said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. An official in the United States verified that account, saying on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Bazoum, who was deposed on July 26, claims to be held hostage at his home. The regional ECOWAS alliance announced on Thursday. It has put in place military intervention to restore democracy but has not disclosed actual location and time of strategy. West African Union heads of state met Thursday in Nigeria's capit...