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01.01.2025

39 Niger villagers killed in terrorist attack

At least 39 civilians have been killed when armed militants attacked two villages in southwestern Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso.

In the village of Libiri, extremists killed 21 people, and in Kokoru - 18. This was reported by the Maghreb Arabe Press news agency, citing a military source, as TASS writes. The victims include women and children. The authorities promised to take all necessary measures to find the militants responsible for the attacks.

In recent years, the areas of Niger bordering Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria have been seeing high activity of extremist and terrorist groups, with militants attacking both the military, security forces and the civilian population.

Source: islam-today.ru