Seven children are reported to have been killed by an improvised bomb explosion in Togo.
Witnesses said they were woken by a loud blast late on Saturday in the Savanes region in the north of the country.
“An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances of this explosion and identify the perpetrators,” the army was quoted as saying in a statement on Sunday.
- Despite the emergency situation, the Togolese are still wary of security threats.
- Burkina Faso: Over 600 seek refuge in Togo, fleeing jihadist attacks.
Islamist militants linked to Islamic State and al-Qaeda have attacked numerous targets in a string of countries in the Sahel.
The Togolese army has been on high alert following the country’s first deadly militant attack in May, when eight soldiers were killed near the border with Burkina Faso.
Togo last month declared a state of emergency in its northern region following the attack.