At least 17 Niger soldiers killed in ambush near Mali border: security source

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-15 23:08:32|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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NIAMEY, May 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 Niger soldiers were killed and almost a dozen others missing after an ambush by militants near the Malian border, according to a security source on Wednesday.

The source revealed that the attack happened near the town of Tongo Tongo on Tuesday.

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