Three Niger Police Killed In Suspected Jihadist Attack
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 14, 2018 | 01:20 AM
Niamey, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Mar, 2018 ) :Three police officers were killed in western Niger in a border region that has come under repeated attack from jihadists, the defence ministry said Tuesday.
"On Monday at around 21:40 (2040 GMT) the police station at Goube was attacked by terrorists.
We have three dead and an injured among our ranks," a statement said. Goube, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital Niamey, lies in a region that has suffered repeated attacks from jihadist incursions from neighbouring Mali.
Local radio Saraounia said the encounter lasted about 30 minutes and the attackers fled after police reinforcements arrived. It said the assailants had probably fled to Mali.
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