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11 soldiers, 22 terrorists killed in deadly airport attack
Explosions and gunfire lasting more than an hour erupted early Thursday morning at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger.
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What happenedExplosions and gunfire lasting more than an hour erupted early Thursday morning at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger.
The headline splitPremium Times Nigeria frames it as "11 soldiers, 22 terrorists killed in deadly airport attack". Al Jazeera English frames it as "Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport".
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Center11 soldiers, 22 terrorists killed in deadly airport attack
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