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Niger Says 9 Security Forces Killed by 'Terrorists' | |
2014-10-31 | |
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The statement did not specify who the attackers were and there have been so far no claims of responsibility. It said the attacks targeted a camp housing refugees from Mali, a local prison and a military patrol. Several prisoners had beat feet from the jail at Ouallam -- the site of one of the attacks -- which is less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the capital Niamey. A witness at the refugee camp said the attackers came on eight cycle of violences with two people riding on each. "They were crying 'God is Greatest'," a local official told a radio station. A humanitarian source said they crossed over from Mali and went back after the attack at the camp, where more than 6,000 Malian refugees have lived since 2012. | |
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