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At least 100 civilians killed in attacks on two villages in western Niger

Share on Twitter One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one of deadliest days in recent memory for a country ravaged by Islamist violence. Mr Rafini announced the death toll in remarks broadcast on national television on Sunday from a visit to the zone, near the border with Mali. He did not say who was responsible for the attacks. The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred on Saturday just as first-round presidential results were announced. They were waged by terrorists who came riding about 100 motorcycles, said Almou Hassane, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune that administers both villages.

One hundred killed in terror attacks on Niger villages during presidential poll

SHARE One hundred people were killed in terrorist attacks on two villages in western Niger, the Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said on Sunday. The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred on Saturday as first-round presidential and legislative results were announced. They were waged by militants riding about 100 motorcycles, said Almou Hassane, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune that administers both villages. Read More Pirate attacks increased 40 per cent during pandemic “There were up to 70 dead in Tchoma Bangou and 30 in Zaroumadareye,” he told news agency AFP after returning from the scenes of the attacks. The villages are 120 kilometres north of the capital Niamey.

100 dead in attacks on two Niger villages

100 dead in attacks on two Niger villages Jan. 4 05:10 am JST Jan. 19 | 12:06 am JST NIAMEY The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below. © 2021 AFP ©2021 GPlusMedia Inc. Jan. 4 03:25 pm JST Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, has been battling for years against Sahelian jihadi groups in its western part and Boko Haram in its southeast. Boko Haram is ideologically against Westernization, which it sees as having a negative effect on Islamic beliefs. They attack on mainly in the northeast, north-central, and central states of Nigeria and usually concentrated on targets of the police, security, and government, as well as Christian churches and schools and Muslim individuals who were critical of the party. Other terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib (AQIM) and al-Shabaab in Somalia have ties with Boko Har

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