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Gunmen open fire on prison in Niger's capital | Gunmen open fire on prison in Niger's capital |
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Gunmen have attacked a prison in the centre of Niger's capital, Niamey, officials and witnesses say. | Gunmen have attacked a prison in the centre of Niger's capital, Niamey, officials and witnesses say. |
Justice Minister Marou Amadou told the AFP news agency that at least two guards had been killed. | Justice Minister Marou Amadou told the AFP news agency that at least two guards had been killed. |
Some of the gunmen are reported to have entered the prison, which has been surrounded by the security forces. | |
The attack comes days after suicide bombings at a military base in Agadez and a French-operated uranium mine at Arlit killed more than 20 people. | |
The al-Qaeda-affiliated Signed-in-Blood Battalion said its leader, Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, had masterminded the assaults. | |
They were carried out in co-ordination with another group, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), the group claimed. |