U.S. Military Vehicle Hit By Roadside Bomb In Niger

U.S. Tactical Vehicle Damaged by Improvised Explosive Device in Niger -https://t.co/9asnnto9kA pic.twitter.com/CJ3qgdZvcW

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FOX News: US military vehicle hit by roadside bomb in Niger, officials say

A roadside bomb exploded damaging a U.S. military vehicle struck in the West African country of Niger, but no one was killed, U.S. Africa Command told Fox News on Sunday.

U.S. officials confirmed a tactical vehicle was damaged in Saturday's explosion but said the cause was “undetermined at this time.”

U.S. Africa Command told Fox News: “A U.S. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MAT-V) activated an improvised explosive device (IED) while entering a firing range in the vicinity of Ouallam, Niger.”

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Update #1: Niger IED incident spotlights U.S. terror fight in African country (Washington Times)
Update #2: US military vehicle hits roadside bomb in Niger, no casualties (Military Times)

WNU Editor: Very few details on this attack are being released, but it looks like this was a targeted attack. The African Sahel is becoming a very dangerous place as radical Islamists try to assert their control over this region. This is not going to be the last attack.