Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport
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- Ministry of Defence says 11 soldiers, 2 civilians and 22 attackers killed in Diori Hamani International Airport assault.
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- Twenty-two armed attackers were also killed in the assault and about 20 suspects were apprehended, the ministry added in a press statement read out on national television on Thursday.
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Ministry of Defence says 11 soldiers, 2 civilians and 22 attackers killed in Diori Hamani International Airport assault.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A drone picture shows a suburb in Niamey, Niger [File: Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026An attack by armed men on an airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, according to the country’s defence ministry, five months after a major assault.
Twenty-two armed attackers were also killed in the assault and about 20 suspects were apprehended, the ministry added in a press statement read out on national television on Thursday.