{"id":26813,"date":"2020-08-10T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=26813"},"modified":"2020-08-10T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:00:21","slug":"niger-gunmen-kill-6-french-aide-workers-two-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=26813","title":{"rendered":"NIGER: Gunmen kill 6 French aide workers, two others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/militants-in-Niger-Republic.jpg\" alt=\"NIGER: Gunmen kill 6 French aide workers, two others\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tragic scene played out at a wildlife park in Niger Republic when heavily armed men shot and killed no fewer than eight people including six French aid workers, and a Nigerien guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to officials in the West African country, the victims were attacked on Sunday in a giraffe reserve near Koure, a town about 65km (40 miles) from the capital, Niamey. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey were intercepted and killed,\u201d Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, the governor of Tillaberi region, told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A source close to Niger\u2019s environmental services said the assault took place around 11:30am (10:30 GMT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of the victims were shot \u2026 We found a magazine emptied of its cartridges at the scene,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do not know the identity of the attackers but they came on motorcycles through the bush and waited for the arrival of the tourists,\u201d the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/gunmen-kill-8-niger-koure-including-french-nationals-200809152621829.html\">source added<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tragic scene played out at a wildlife park in Niger Republic when heavily armed men shot and killed no fewer than eight people including six French aid workers, and a Nigerien guide. 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