Terrorists attacked in Niger The Tillabéri region in the southwest of the country, close to the border with Burkina Faso, was the scene of a...
Terrorists attacked in Niger
The Tillabéri region in the southwest of the country, close to the border with Burkina Faso, was the scene of a terrorist attack, according to the Niger Armed Forces, which claimed the lives of a gendarme and four civilians.
According to a statement issued by the command, some terrorists ambushed a convoy of National Gendarmerie officers in the Torodi-Makalondi region. Five people, including a gendarme and four civilians, reportedly perished. 19 persons, including 7 gendarmes, 5 troops, and 7 civilians who had previously been sent to the hospital, sustained injuries. Two persons were murdered on the terrorists' side, and they also lost some weapons and two motorcycles. Terrorist attacks are common in Tilaberi, an area in the southwest of the country that is near the borders of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
