Niger's government says at least 19 soldiers were killed today in a gun battle that followed twin(ed) bombings at a military base and a French-owned uranium mine. Security officials say the car bomb occurred outside a military barracks in the town of Agadez which is located about 800 kilometers northwest of the capital of Niamey. _________________That's the heart of an insurgency now under assault by government troops. Heather Murdock reports from Abuja. 尼日尔政府声称,继稍前发生在军事基地和隶属法国的铀矿"双子爆炸事件"后,今日的枪战又导致至少19名士兵身亡.安全官员称,此次汽车炸弹袭击发生在阿加德斯一所军营外,该城镇位于尼日尔首都尼亚美西北部约800公里. ____________________因为此地目前是叛乱的中心,并且正在遭受政府军的攻击.希瑟`默多克从阿布贾为您发回报道.
