The bodies of six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger arrived in Paris Friday, with Prime Minister Jean Castex due to lead a national tribute later in the day.
“It’s important that the nation pays homage to them,” said Jerome Bertin, the head of France Victimes federation. The country, one of the poorest in the world, is struggling with incursions by Islamists from both Nigeria to the south and Mali to the west. French President Emmanuel Macron described it as “manifestly a terrorist attack” and said there would be repercussions.
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