Boko Haram attack in Niger kills six soldiers

{Six soldiers from Niger’s army were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram militants, the country’s interior ministry said.}

The attack happened near the town of Diffa close to the border with Nigeria early on Wednesday.

It comes two weeks after a Boko Haram assault on a military convoy in the same area that left one soldier dead.

The Islamist group is based in Nigeria but is being tackled by a multinational force, including soldiers from Niger.