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2021.07.27 15:58 GMT+8

Niger says 14 killed in western Niger village attack

Updated 2021.07.27 15:58 GMT+8
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Armed men on motorbikes killed 14 civilians in an attack on a village in western Niger, the government said on Monday.

The village of Wiye in Niger's Banibangou district was attacked on Sunday at around 3:00 pm (1400 GMT).

The attack "targeted civilians, killing 14, including nine working in fields" at Banibangou, the interior ministry said. 

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