At least 21 people, including two policemen, were killed in a jihadist attack on buses and trucks in southwestern Niger near Burkina Faso on Wednesday. This was reported to AFP on Thursday by a local source in the security service.
“As a result of the terrorist attack carried out by a gunman on a motorcycle and a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon, 19 people among the passengers of the bus were killed, including two policemen and as a result of the attack on the truck, “the source said.
Buses and trucks caught fire, and sources added anonymity as a condition.
The source added that two people in a truck with fruits and vegetables were burned and five were seriously injured, including a policeman who was taken to the capital Niamey during the attack on the bus.
Seven passengers were found who survived the bus, including four women and three men.
Since 2017, the “three borders” region between Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali has been the scene of the bloody action of the Jihad movement, in which the groups “al-Qaeda” and “Islamic State” participate.
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