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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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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They probably only had margarine croissants left.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months 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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Scratch my previous summary. Yours wins the cake.