In Benin, park rangers and soldiers were killed in an attack on a national park | News in brief

In West Africa, in the northern part of Benin, five park rangers and seven soldiers have been killed in an attack, says the nature conservation organization African Parks. According to the organization, the attack was carried out by an armed group, but the perpetrators have not been identified so far.

The attack took place the night before Friday in the W national park. So far, no party has announced that they are behind the attack, but the jihadist insurgencies that started in the Sahel region have also spilled over to Benin.

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