Seven killed as Niger electoral commission car strikes mine

Reuters| Niamey | Niger

Updated: 21-02-2021 21:46 IST | Created: 21-02-2021 21:46 IST

A vehicle belonging to Niger's electoral commission struck a landmine in the southwest of the country during Sunday's presidential election, killing seven people and seriously wounding three more, a local commission official told Reuters.

Harouna Mounkaila, the vice president of the commission's local branch, said the incident took place in the rural commune of Dargol in the Tillabery region.

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