Suicide Bomber Hits Niger Town After Army Repels Boko Haram

Niger's army repelled an attack by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on the border town of Diffa on Sunday but a suicide bomber struck in the town's market, killing at least one person and injuring several more, residents said. It was the second attack by Boko Haram in three days on the border region of Niger, where some 2,500 Chadian troops have gathered ahead of a planned military offensive by a coalition of regional powers against the Islamist group. Niger's parliament...

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