Gunmen kill 15 policemen in Niger
This latest attack targeted a gendarmerie station near Tessa, in the Dosso region, a former local elected official told AFP.
Armed men killed 15 police officers in southwest Niger, near the west African country’s border with Nigeria and Benin, local sources told AFP Saturday.
Although those responsible have not yet been identified, Friday’s attack was just the latest in a region prone to jihadist violence carried out by groups linked to al-Qaeda or the Islamic State (IS) group.
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