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| Niger Soldier among Four Killed in Boko Haram Prison Attack |
| 2015-07-13 |
| [AnNahar] A soldier and three Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... members died early Sunday when the Islamists raided a prison in southeastern Niger in a likely bid to free detained colleagues, humanitarian and government sources said. The attack on the prison at Diffa, near the border with Nigeria, occurred between 0000 and 0100 GMT, a humanitarian source said. "They killed a captain of the prison guard and three of the attackers died," the source said, adding that they "came on foot" and were probably trying to free some Boko Haram members held in the prison. Two other jail guards were maimed, the source said. The attackers were dressed in army uniforms and had grenades and assault rifles. Diffa is located in the heartland of the Boko Haram insurgency. Many young people from Diffa have joined the ranks of Boko Haram, getting paid about 300,000 CFA francs (around 450 euros or $500) per month, according to local officials. In June, 38 non-combatants were killed -- including 14 women and 10 children -- in a Boko Haram attack targeting two villages close to Diffa. A local official told AFP that some of the attackers fled after the raid, adding that the dead were buried in a common grave. The local private Anfani radio station reported that there was an intense gunbattle at the prison for at least an hour. It said the three dead attackers all wore belts packed with explosives. Boko Haram staged a failed raid on Diffa prison in February. |
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