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23 Chadian Soldiers Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Military Base

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N’Djamena, May 5 (IANS) Twenty-three Chadian soldiers were killed and 26 others injured after Boko Haram militants raided a military base in the Lake Chad region, Chadian army spokesman Issakha Acheikh Chanane said on Tuesday. The militants launched the assault on the Barka Tolorom island base in Lake Chad province at about 10 p.m. local time on Monday, Chanane said in a statement.He noted that Chadian forces responded to the attack, killing a “significant number” of Boko Haram militants and sei…