Togo authorities say 15 assailants died in ‘terrorist’ attack

Security forces arrive to control voters at a local election commission office in Lome, Togo, Saturday, April 25, 2015. [File: Erick Kaglan/AP Photo]

About 15 assailants were killed during a “terrorist” attack last week in the north of Togo that also killed eight soldiers, its security minister has said.

Togo’s troops are deployed in the north of the country to contain a security threat pushing south from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) operate.