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Niger: More than dozen killed in southwest Niger village attack
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NIAMEY, 22 August 2021, (TON): A local official and a security source said that at least 16 people have been killed in an attack on a village in southwestern Niger where attackers have repeatedly massacred civilians this year.
Mayor Halido Zibo told media that the unidentified gunmen opened fire during Friday prayers in the village of Theim in the Tillaberi region and killed 16 people.
A security source confirmed the attack and put the death toll at 17.
The attack follows the killing on Monday of 37 civilians, including 14 children, in a village in the same region.
Thiem is about 20km (12 miles) from three other villages where a series of attacks in May.
Armed groups in Tillaberi and Tahoua regions bordering Mali have killed more than 420 civilians and driven tens of thousands of others from their homes in 2021.
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