44 killed in mosque attack in Niger

4 months ago

At least 44 people were killed and 13 injured in a “deliberate strike against civilians” in southwestern Niger, Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said on state television. The assault in the village of Fonbita in the rural commune of Kokorou happened when gunmen identified as members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) stormed a mosque, targeting worshippers. Toumba said the