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Death toll from Niger ambush rises to 28 soldiers killed: army

NIAMEY, May 16: The death toll from an ambush on Nigerien troops near the Mali border has risen to 28, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
By Reuters

NIAMEY, May 16: The death toll from an ambush on Nigerien troops near the Mali border has risen to 28, an army spokesman said on Thursday.


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