Niamey, 10 Feb - (ANA) - Nigeria's extremists Boko Haram yesterday attacked a town in Niger and abducted 20 people aboard a bus in Cameroon. A huge explosion rang out in the Niger town of Diffa, according to Hassan Maina, who said casualties were seen being taken to a hospital. Niger lawmakers are due to vote on a plan to send troops to help Nigeria to rout the terror group blamed for 10,000 deaths over the past year. Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin have pledged to help Nigeria create a force with as many as 8,750 troops to fight Boko Haram. (ANA)

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