Porga

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Porga is a town located in the Atakora Department of Benin.

The Porga Airport serves Porga.

History

On December 1-2, 2021, a group of militants, possibly from Burkina Faso, attacked a border security post in Porga, killing two soldiers. This was the second such attack in the country that week (The first occurred in Alibori).^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Two Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack in Benin, Army Says". VOA. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
^ "Benin: Suspected militants attack security post in Porga overnight Dec. 1-2". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2021-12-24.

11°03′N 0°58′E / 11.050°N 0.967°E / 11.050; 0.967

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[1] "Two Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack in Benin, Army Says". VOA. Retrieved 2021-12-24.

[2] "Benin: Suspected militants attack security post in Porga overnight Dec. 1-2". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2021-12-24.

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Authority control databases
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National	France BnF data