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Demonstrators burn a French flag and attack an entrance to the French embassy in Niamey during a demonstration bringing together thousands of people in support of the military junta and General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the elite presidential guard, who has proclaimed himself the new leader of the West African country. IMAGES
Assailants on a motorcycle throw a grenade at the French embassy in Athens, slighting wounding a police officer on duty, police say. IMAGES
Lebanese forces secure the area around the US embassy following a shooting attack in Beirut's northern suburb of Awkar. A Syrian man was arrested after the shooting near the US embassy, the Lebanese army said, with the diplomatic mission saying its personnel were safe. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti meets with prison guards' unions the day after two prison officers were killed in an attack on a prison van at a toll booth in Normandy. The unions are calling for "a drastic reduction in prison transport by promoting the use of videoconferencing by judges or their travel to prisons." IMAGES
Parents wait to collect their children from a school in the French town of Souffelweyersheim, in the east of France, after an assailant wounded two girls aged six and 11 in a knife attack near the premises. The man was later arrested. The girls' wounds are not deemed serious. IMAGES (VIDI34PP789_EN)
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.