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Niger attack: 22 killed as gunmen on motorbikes fire at baptism ceremony in Tillaberi

Niger attack: 22 killed as gunmen on motorbikes fire at baptism ceremony in Tillaberi
world9/17/2025

Niger's army has failed to contain the jihadist insurgency, with dozens killed in recent attacks.

Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead 22 people, most of them attending a baptism ceremony, in an attack on a village in western Niger, reports say. A resident told the French news agency AFP that 15 people were killed at the ceremony in Tillabéri regi... [2592 chars]