Original title: 11 people were killed in an attack on a village in southwestern Niger
Xinhua news agency, Abidjan, September 13 (reporter Zheng Yangzi) - Niamey news: the Niger military said on the 13th that a village in the southwest of the country was attacked by unidentified armed elements on the 12th, killing 11 civilians.
The Nigerian military said that a group of unidentified militants entered a village in tirabeli province by motorcycle on the evening of 12 and attacked villagers returning from the market, killing 11 people.
Tiraberi province is located at the border of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. In recent years, extremist organizations and terrorist organizations associated with the extremist organization "Islamic state" have frequently launched attacks in this area, resulting in a large number of casualties. On 20 August, another village in the province was attacked by unidentified armed elements, killing 19 civilians. (end)