Boko Haram attack on Niger border town repelled by army - military sources

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's army repelled an attack by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on the border town of Diffa on Sunday, but fierce fighting raged at a nearby bridge that crosses over into Nigieria, military sources said on Sunday.
A local resident said a bomb had exploded in Diffa's central market, but most locals had already left the streets because of the fighting, which began overnight. A death toll was not immediately available.
(Reporting by Abdoulaye Massalaki; Writing by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Gareth Jones)