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15 soldiers killed, six missing in Niger attack: Ministry
NIAMEY: Fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a “terrorist” attack in southwest Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, the defence ministry announced Sunday.The soldiers were first ambushed and later hit by an improvised explosive device as they tried to evacuate their wounded in Saturday’s attack around 11:00 am (6:00 pm Malaysian Time), the ministry said.The toll of the attack in the Torodi region is “15 soldiers killed, seven wounded and six missing,“ the statement added.Backed by military aircraft, Niger’s ground forces launched a “wide search of the area” in order to “apprehend the terrorists,“ the statement said.Torodi is in the southwest of the Tillaberi

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