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Nigerian jets thwarted Benin coup attempt as soldiers targeted president, Benin's gov't says

In its first foreign military intervention in nearly a decade, Nigeria sends fighter jets and ground troops to assist Benin government in restoring order.

Nigerian Airforce fighter jets fly around Nigeria's Aso-Rock in Abuja, Nigeria during the countrys 60th Independence Celebration on October 1, 2020. - Nigeria is holding scaled-down celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic to commemorate six decades since it gained self-rule from Britain in 1960