New York Daily News

Execution evidence in Niger case

- Chris Sommerfeld­t

ONE OF THE U.S. soldiers killed in a suspected ISIS ambush in Niger last month was found with his arms bound, suggesting that he was captured and executed, according to a report.

Sgt. La David Johnson was killed outside the remote village of Tongo Tongo on Oct. 4 and circumstan­ces surroundin­g his death have remained obscure.

Adamou Boubacar, a 23-yearold local, gave some of the most specific details yet on Friday.

“His two arms were tied behind his back,” Boubacar told The Post, adding that Johnson had an apparent bullet hole in his neck. Johnson’s death was enveloped in political scandal after his widow accused President Trump of forgetting her fallen husband’s name during a condolence call.

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