The victims were killed in a “savage” armed assault in the Fambita quarter of the rural border town of Kokorou, the interior ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television on Friday.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

The “barbaric acts” saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the ministry said. The operations took place from Dec 12-14, the statement said without detailing when ...

The "barbaric acts" saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, Niger's defence ministry says.

Niger declares three days of mourning after mosque attack kills 44. Authorities have blamed the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

The interior ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television that the victims were killed in a "savage" attack on a mosque in the Fambita quarter of the rural town of Kokorou. It said ...

The victims were killed in a "savage" attack on a mosque in the Fonbita quarter of the rural town of Kokorou, the interior ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television. It said another ...