Suspected jihadiists kill 10 soldiers in Niger

Suspected jihadiists on Friday killed 10 Nigerian soldiers near the country”s border with Burkina Faso.

The country’s Defence Minister General Salifou Modi said in a statement that 15 other soldiers were wounded in the
simultaneous attacks which occurred in Bouloundjounga and Samira in the Gotheye department.

He added that 47 terrorists were killed when the troops fought back.

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