Asharq Al-AwsatGunmen on motorcycles killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, a senior official said. The attackers struck in a giraffe reserve in the West African country's Kouré area, the governor of Tillaberi, Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, told Reuters. The two Nigeriens were working as the tourists' guide and driver, AFP news agency reported. The French government warns people against travelling to large parts of Niger where militant groups including Boko Haram and affiliates of ISIS operate. Militants linked to ISIS killed four US soldiers in an ambush in Niger in Oct. 2017, an attack that increased scrutiny of the US counter-terrorism operations there.

Source: Ethiopian News August 09, 2020 17:48 UTC