Unidentified Assailants Attack Soldiers on Niger-Benin Oil Pipeline

On Wednesday, unidentified assailants attacked soldiers guarding a major oil pipeline between Niger and Benin, resulting in the deaths of six soldiers. The pipeline itself was undamaged, according to reports from three security sources relayed by Reuters on Thursday.

Unidentified assailants in Niger attacked soldiers guarding a major Niger-Benin oil pipeline on Wednesday, killing six soldiers, three security sources told Reuters on Thursday.

The pipeline was not damaged, they said.

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