File: The Boko Haram jihadist group launched an insurgency in northeast Nigeria in 2009 that in 2015 spilt into Niger. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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It was not clear if the attack overnight Monday-Tuesday near the village of Kokoloukou, in Tillaberi region bordering Burkina Faso, was the work of jihadists or armed bandits.
Niamey, Niger | AFP | Two policemen have been killed and seven wounded in an attack in southwest Niger, local media reported Wednesday.
It was not clear if the attack overnight Monday-Tuesday near the village of Kokoloukou, in Tillaberi region bordering Burkina Faso, was the work of jihadists or armed bandits.
A local resident confirmed the attack to AFP but was unable to give a toll.
