Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane TianiNiger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday blamed French, Benin and Ivory Coast presidents for sponsoring the attack on Niamey international airport, an accusation he made without offering any evidence. The offices of the presidents of France, Benin, and the Ivory Coast could not be reached immediately for comment. Two security sources described the overnight incident to Reuters as a "terrorist attack" and said security had been reinforced around the airport following an internal alert about an imminent attack on the site. They said a store of uranium currently held at the airport had not been affected by the attack. Two more sources confirmed that the uranium was still at the airport at the time of the incident Wednesday night.