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Top story · Defense & SecurityAl-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly dawn assault on Niger’s main airportAt least 11 soldiers and two civilians were killed when jihadist fighters attacked Niamey’s Diori Hamani international airport, the second such strike on the strategic hub this year.
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