Niger Attempt to Free French Hostages Leaves Four Soldiers Dead
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Four Nigerien soldiers were killed in a failed attempt to free two French citizens abducted by unidentified gunmen, government spokesman Mahamane Laouali Dan Dah said.
The Jan. 8 raid, near the border with Mali, also left four soldiers wounded and resulted in the “almost total destruction of the enemy,” Dah said in a statement read on state radio today in the capital, Niamey. He didn’t provide further details.