NIAMEY (Reuters) - Security forces in Niger have killed 260 Boko Haram militants since the group began cross-border attacks on Niger's southeastern Diffa region on Feb. 6, a spokesman for the armed forces said on Thursday.
Colonel Moustapha Michel Ledru said a number of fighters had been arrested and some weapons seized, without giving details.
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