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Niamey prison break: Niger confirms 22 escaped

Niger: Twenty-two inmates have escaped the main prison in Niger's capital, Niamey, during an attack by suspected Islamist militants, the government has said.

Justice Minister Marou Amadou confirmed that three guards had been killed in Saturday's prison break.

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