Niamey, Niger: Several thousand people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support for the military leaders behind last month's coup, a day after an ultimatum was issued to France's ambassador to Niger to leave the country, according to Agence France-Presse journalists.

The Seyni Kountche stadium, the largest in Niger with a capacity of 30,000 seats, was two-thirds full and the sound of vuvuzelas rang out.

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