Armed Men Kill 11 Security Force Members in Niger Attacks, Government Says

Armed Men Kill 11 Security Force Members in Niger Attacks, Government Says
Niger's anti-riot police officers arrive in a street in Niamey, Nigeria, on Feb. 23, 2021. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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NIAMEY—Unidentified armed men killed seven border police and four National Guard members in separate attacks in different parts of Niger, the government said on Wednesday.

Both of the attacks were on Tuesday—one on a police post in Petelkole, on the western border with Burkina Faso, and one on a National Guard position in Djado, in the northern region of Agadez, a government statement said.