Published 2 years ago

Eight soldiers killed in attack in north Togo, government says on state tv

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Gunmen ambushed an army post in the Kpendjal prefecture near the border with Burkina Faso. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda have carried out hundreds of attacks. Togo has so far been spared the violence, which has forced millions to flee.

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Reuters

Eight soldiers killed in attack in north Togo, government says on state tv

LOME - Eight soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in an attack in northern Togo, the government said in a statement on state television on Wednesday. (Reporting by Noel Tadegnon; Writing by Edward McAllister; Editing by Bate Felix)

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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National Post

Eight soldiers killed in Togo, raising specter of first deadly Islamist attack

LOME — Eight soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in an attack in northern Togo on Wednesday, the government said, marking potentially the first deadly raid on…

2 years ago·Canada

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The Guardian Nigeria

Eight soldiers killed in Togo ‘terrorist attack’

Eight soldiers were killed on Wednesday and 13 wounded in a "terrorist attack" in northern Togo near the border with Burkina Faso, the government said, using a term typically designating jihadists.

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Al Jazeera

Togo: Eight soldiers killed in attack by suspected ‘terrorists’

Security experts have warned that armed groups across the Sahel could spread operations to coastal states like Togo.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Africa News

Eight soldiers killed in Togo “terrorist attack” - Government | Africanews

This marks potentially the first deadly raid on its territory by Islamist militants who have claimed thousands of lives in neighbouring countries.

2 years ago·Pointe- Noire, Congo

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NNN

Eight soldiers killed in Togo 'terrorist attack'

Eight soldiers were killed on Wednesday and 13 wounded in a "terrorist attack" in northern Togo near the border with Burkina Faso, the government said,

2 years ago

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