Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger

Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, two Niger military officials said. Fighters from the Nigerian militant group killed five civilians in their initial attack on Wednesday on the village located in Niger's Bosso district. Niger soldiers drove back the militants, killing around 20 of them, the officers said. "Reacting quickly, the government's forces were...

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