[AnNahar] Nine security agents in Niger were killed on Thursday in multiple "terrorist" attacks in the western Tillaberi region near Mali, the government said.| Is this meaningful, or just lads having their bit of fun? |
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.