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Africa Subsaharan
3 suicide bombers kill at least 6 in Niger mosque attack
2018-06-06
[DAWN] An attack by three jacket wallahs outside a mosque in Niger's southeast killed at least six people and maimed dozens of others, the government said on Tuesday.

The attack, carried out by two women and a man, occurred just before midnight on Monday in a southern neighborhood of Diffa, said a statement by the ministry of state. Earlier, a local official had said all three attackers were women.

The suicide bombers tried to enter the mosque during Ramazan prayers, said Elhadji Koura Boukar, a local councilor. The attackers were suspected Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
holy warriors who had crossed into the country from Nigeria.

Residents in the area about 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the border alerted police. The attackers then detonated their explosives outside the mosque, Boukar said.

The corpse count could rise given the serious injuries caused by the blast, he said.

The ministry of state said at least 37 people were maimed, including eight at death's door.

The Nigeria-based Boko Haram has launched a number of attacks over the years in Diffa.

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