49 killed in Niger armed attack
Around 100 heavily armed 'terrorists' riding motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village, striking around 3 pm on Sunday, Niger's Ministry of Defence said in a statement read on public television that did not identify who it suspected was behind the latest deadly incident.
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NIAMEY, Niger - Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed on Sunday in a clash in Niger's restive southwest region near the border with Mali, the government said.
Around 100 heavily armed "terrorists" riding motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village, striking around 3 pm on Sunday, Niger's Ministry of Defence said in a statement read on public television that did not identify who it suspected was behind the latest deadly incident.