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At least 23 killed in Niger aid stampede: officials

A Niger soldier stands guard at a camp in Diffa, Niger, in this picture from 2016.

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community center just over the border in Niger on Monday, officials said.

The refugees were queuing to get supplies in the town of Diffa, Nigerian regional officials told Reuters.

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