Terrorist attack on bus and truck killed at least twenty people in Niger

“A terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon by heavily armed men traveling on motorcycles and in a vehicle killed 19 people traveling in a bus, including two police officers,” a security source said, Barrons reported.

“Two others were killed in an attack on a truck,” added the source, who asked to remain anonymous.

They had burned to death when the truck was set on fire.

Five people including a policeman were wounded in the attack on the bus, which was also torched. They were taken to the capital, Niamey, for treatment, the source said.

Seven passengers (four women and three men) managed to escape from the bus.

The attack occurred near the Petelkole border post, 10 kilometres (six miles) from the border with Burkina, a local official said.

In October 2021, three police officers were killed and several others wounded in a suspected attack on the Petelkole border post.

Source: Mehr News