An explosion in northern Togo has killed seven people, the military said on Sunday, without giving further details about the blast. Togo last month declared a state of emergency in its northern prefectures over the threat of Islamist militant attacks from north of its border. Togo's army said in a statement the explosion on Saturday in Margba village in Tone killed seven and wounded two more. "An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances of this explosion and identify the perpetrators," the army statement said. Eight Togolese soldiers were killed in May in an attack in northern Togo near the border with Burkina Faso.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 11, 2022 07:26 UTC