US EditionAt least nine soldiers killed in ambush attack in Nigeria's Borno state, sources say
The convoy struck an improvised explosive device planted by militants, killing nine soldiers and injuring five as part of ongoing insurgent attacks in northeastern Nigeria.
- On Sunday, a military convoy near Bindundul village struck a buried bomb about 20 kilometres from Kareto, killing about nine Nigerian soldiers and seriously injuring several others.
- Residents said militants planted the mine that soldiers stepped on amid intensified Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province attacks in Nigeria's northeast in recent months.
- The soldiers were travelling from Maiduguri to Damasak for operational clearance when an armoured vehicle was destroyed by a mine around 1600 GMT, followed by sporadic gunfire and wounded taken to hospital.
- With no official military statement issued, local rescuers including Abba Kaka Tuja, member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, aided the wounded taken to hospital.
- Nigeria's northeast has seen intensified insurgent attacks in recent months, with ISWAP and Boko Haram escalating violence, while the United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants last month.
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At least nine Nigerian soldiers killed in bomb blast
Nigeria's myriad of security problems continues to pressure security forces. At least 9 soldiers were killed when their convoy struck a landmine before attackers opened fire on January 4. It happened in northeastern Borno state, the birthplace of Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram which has seen an uptick in militant attacks. FRANCE 24's Sam Olukoya tells us more straight from Abuja.
Nigeria: Explosion Kills 9 Soldiers, Injures Others in Borno
Nine soldiers have been reportedly killed while others sustained varying degrees of injuries when a military convoy rammed on a landmine in Bindundul, near Kareto in the Mobbar local government area of Borno State.
"Terrorists planted a mine" on a road where a military convoy was to pass, official says
At least nine soldiers killed in ambush attack in Nigeria's Borno state, sources say
At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and several others injured when their convoy struck a landmine and came under fire in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, two security sources said on Monday.
Deadly Ambush: Nigerian Soldiers Face Tragic Attack in Borno
At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and several injured when their convoy hit a landmine in Borno state. The attack occurred near Bindundul village, where ISWAP fighters are active. The soldiers were en route from Maiduguri to Damasak when militants launched a surprise assault.
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