Armed men killed 15 police officers in southwest Niger, near the west African country's border with Nigeria and Benin
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Fifteen soldiers were killed in an armed attack in Niger, local sources told AFP on Saturday. The attack, which occurred on Friday, targeted a military post in southwestern Niger near the borders with Nigeria and Benin. A former local official living in the area said the attack took place in the town of Tissa, in the Dosso region, and targeted a gendarmerie post. He added that "15 gendarmes fell as heroes." He explained that the attack was carri…