Two policemen were killed and a third wounded in an attack on a police station in Benin, and an officer confirmed that “two terrorists were killed and several others were wounded.”
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Police in Benin (archive)
Security sources in Benin announced today, Sunday, that two policemen were killed and a third wounded in an attack on a police station in the northwest of the country, in the latest attack in a series of bloody attacks in the region affected by the expansion of the activities of armed groups in Benin. Burkina Faso AndNiger the two neighbors.
A police officer, who asked not to be named, stated that “the gunmen stormed the police station in Dasari at about 2:00 am local time and killed two policemen before confronting them.”
“Our forces were able to resist. But unfortunately, two of our men were killed,” the officer told Archyde.com, adding that “two terrorists were also killed and several others were wounded.”
A second police source confirmed the “attack.” The Benin Army had no official comment on Sunday’s attack, and the military spokesman referred Archyde.com’ questions to the police.