Al Qaeda-linked militants claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13
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Niger: search underway for attackers who killed 11 soldiers at Niamey airport. In a statement read out on TV, the defence ministry said four people had been wounded in the attack and "about 20 suspects" arrested. The head of Niger's junta, Abdourahamane Tiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup, said on state television "a flaw in the system" had enabled the January attack, whose aim, he said, was to "destroy" the army's air capabilities.
Furthermore, Twenty assailants were killed and four soldiers wounded in the January 29 assault, authorities said. Niamey's Diori Hamani International Airport, which is fully secure, remains open to air traffic," a military statement read. Tiani's government has struggled to stop deadly attacks by groups affiliated with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
In addition, Another resident, a motorbike-taxi driver, said locals were helping the security forces, "hunting down bandits with sticks and machetes". In the evening, a brief statement from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, or JNIM using its Arabic acronym, said it had carried out "a suicide attack" on the airport and on a neighbouring military base.
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Niger: search underway for attackers who killed 11 soldiers at Niamey airport.
according to AfricanewsNiger's security apparatus has begun a search for the attackers who attacked the airport of the capital, Niamey, on Thursday, killing at least 11 soldiers and two civilians.
according to AfricanewsIn a statement read out on TV, the defence ministry said four people had been wounded in the attack and "about 20 suspects" arrested.
according to AfricanewsThe head of Niger's junta, Abdourahamane Tiani, who seized power in a 2023 coup, said on state television "a flaw in the system" had enabled the January attack, whose aim, he said, was to "destroy" the army's air capabilities.
according to AfricanewsTwenty assailants were killed and four soldiers wounded in the January 29 assault, authorities said.
according to AfricanewsNiamey's Diori Hamani International Airport, which is fully secure, remains open to air traffic," a military statement read.
according to AfricanewsTiani's government has struggled to stop deadly attacks by groups affiliated with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
according to AfricanewsAnother resident, a motorbike-taxi driver, said locals were helping the security forces, "hunting down bandits with sticks and machetes".
according to AfricanewsIn the evening, a brief statement from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, or JNIM using its Arabic acronym, said it had carried out "a suicide attack" on the airport and on a neighbouring military base.
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