French anti-terror investigation launched into Niger killings of eight people

The charred remains of the vehicle in which the six French and two Niger nationals were killed on Sunday in the Kouré region, south-east of the capital, Niamey. BOUREIMA HAMA / AFPGunmen on Sunday killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife. The crime will be investigated by the French anti-terrorist authorities.

A source close to Niger’s environmental services said the assault took place at around 11:30 am, six kilometres east of the town of Kouré, which is an hour’s drive from the capital Niamey.“Most of the victims were shot… We found a magazine emptied of its cartridges at the scene,” the source told AFP.“We do not know the identity of the attackers but they came on motorcycles through the bush and waited for the arrival” of the group.

An AFP reporter at the scene confirmed that French fighter jets flew overhead later Sunday as Niger’s army searched the vast wooded area.Neighbouring Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita meanwhile strongly condemned the “barbaric act”.

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