Suspected Islamist gunmen have killed at least 50 civilians and wounded nearly 20 in simultaneous attacks on two villages in Niger, authorities said on Sunday.
The latest in a series of militant attacks in the landlocked Sahel nation's troubled western Tillaberi region took place on Saturday near the border zone with neighboring Mali.
The attack came as election officials announced results for the first round of Niger's presidential vote held last Sunday. EFE-EPA
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Gunmen have killed dozens of civilians and wounded several more in attacks on two villages in western Niger, near the country’s border with Mali, according to a senior official.
ReplyDeleteInterior Minister Alkache Alhada told the DPA news agency that the attacks took place in the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye in the region of Mangaize on Saturday.
At least 56 civilians were killed and 20 more wounded, he said, without specifying the exact toll in each village.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the assaults.
Le bilan de l’attaque de deux villages nigériens a évolué et fait état ce dimanche de cent personnes qui ont été tuées a indiqué à l’AFP un maire de la commune. Ce samedi, deux attaques menées par des jihadises ont frappé deux localités à l’ouest du Niger, Tchoma Bangou et Zaroumadareye. Cette attaque pourrait être le pire massacre de civils dans ce pays visé par des groupes jihadistes.
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