NIAMEY (Reuters) - Two prison guards were killed and three more were wounded in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday during what government officials said was a failed escape attempt by Islamist militants serving terms on terrorism charges.
The daytime gunbattle in the city centre comes just a week after al Qaeda-linked groups raided a uranium mine and an army barracks, raising fears that the conflict in neighbouring Mali could spread to other West African states.
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