In Niger, 120 terrorists were killed in a joint operation by Nigerien and French troops in the southwest part of the country. <br />''<br />''The country's defence ministry in a statement yesterday said, bomb-making equipment and vehicles were also seized in the operation in the vast Tillaberi region near the border with Mali and Burkina Faso. <br />''<br />''It added that there had been no losses among Nigerien or French troops.<br />''<br />