Five Niger Soldiers Die In Desert Attack On Gold Convoy
Gunmen have killed five Niger army troops protecting a convoy of gold miners in the remote north of the country near Algeria, a security source told AFP on Monday.
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Gunmen have killed five Niger army troops protecting a convoy of gold miners in the remote north of the country near Algeria, a security source told AFP on Monday.
The soldiers were protecting a convoy of gold miners. Attacks on gold miners have been frequent in the Agadez region where migrant, arms, and drug trafficking is rife through Niger's vast swathes of desert bordering Libya and Algeria
The authenticity of the order, published by the Nigerien newspaper Air Info, was confirmed by the interior minister, who declined to give further details.
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