UPDATE: 20 Nigerien Soldiers Confirmed Dead, 15 Injured Multiple Explosions Rock Niger Republic

Two explosions have occurred simultaneously at an Army Barracks and a company involved in uranium exploration in Agadez State of Niger Republic.
The governor of Agadez state, Colonel Garba Maccido, confirmed the incident, which he described as the work of suicide bombers to the Hausa service of the BBC.
Initial reports said only the suicide bomber lost his life at the attack on the Army Barracks, while, two others sustained injuries. No casualty was recorded at the uranium exploration company, named 'Somai'.
It is not clear if the attack has any links to the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Niger and Nigeria share large borders around the troubled Borno and Yobe States currently under emergency rule.
There had been reports that some Boko Haram members were fleeing to Niger to escape from the onslaught by the Nigerian military.
UPDATE: 20 Nigerien Soldiers Confirmed Dead
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an Islamic group which claims to be committed to the enforcement of Shariah law in West Africa, has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing attack this morning at the Nigerian/Niger border in which over 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed.
A journalist in transit in the area told SaharaReporters that the terrorists also injured about 15 other soldiers, while four of their own were killed.
The terrorists struck in a military barracks in Agades, one of the major cities in Niger Republic, while another group belonging to the same group struck in a uranium plant in Arlit.
According to the journalists, the suicide bombers arrived in a bomb-laden car and forced their way into the military facility.
The journalist also said that more Nigerian troops have been deployed to the Niger-Nigerian border since yesterday, and that today's bombings may also alert the Nigerian authorities to further strengthen the security situation.