22 Soldiers Killed In Attack On Niger Refugee Camp

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 07, 2016 | 08:40 PM

NIAMEY,, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 07th Oct, 2016 ) - Twenty-two soldiers have been killed in an attack blamed on militants against a camp in Niger sheltering Malian refugees, a security official said on Friday.

The attack against the camp in Tazalit, in the Tahoua region some 300 kilometres (200 miles) northeast of the capital Niamey, took place in broad daylight on Thursday.

"Some 30 to 40 heavily armed men speaking in Tuareg carried out the attack, killing 22 soldiers," the official, who asked not to be named, told AFP.

The UN refugee agency, which confirmed the death toll, said in a statement that five soldiers were also hurt in the attack, while three managed to escape.