Militants target Nigerien patrol area, killing 14

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An ambush by armed men in a flashpoint region in military-run Niger last week killed at least 14 soldiers, the country’s defence minister said in a statement, the latest in escalating militant attacks in the West African nation. The attack took place in the hotspot Tillaberi region on Wednesday, said the statement, broadcast by the state RTN television late Saturday. It followed the deployment