Islamist assault on Niger army base over: government
Niger army soldiers patrol not far from Agadez, northern Niger, on September 24, 2010. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP/File)
NIAMEY (AFP) - The last member of an Islamist commando that killed 19 people in an assault on a Niger army base Thursday has been "neutralised", Defence Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said.
"Everybody has been subdued, the operation is over," the minister told AFP, adding that there had never been a hostage situation as earlier reported by the interior minister.