Baku-APA. Thirty Nigerien troops and two Nigerian soldiers have been killed in clashes with Boko Haram militants in Niger, the country's defence ministry says, APA reports quoting CNN.
It says "hundreds of assailants" attacked a military post in the south-eastern town of Bosso, on the Nigerian border, on Friday night.
A counter-attack on Saturday morning allowed government troops to retake all positions in Bosso, the ministry says.
It says there were several dead and injured "on the enemy's side".
Boko Haram has not commented on the Nigerien defence ministry's statement.
The Islamist group is based in Nigeria but is being tackled by a multinational force, including soldiers from Niger.
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