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Eight killed as gunmen attack French mining camp in Niger: company
PARIS, Nov 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Seven employees of a French mine drilling
firm and a local official were shot dead early Thursday when their site was
attacked by gunmen in southeastern Niger, the company said.
“A group of terrorists attacked the building where a team of FORACO
drillers and technicians were resting in the village of Toumour, in
southeastern Niger. The assailants opened fire on the sleeping personnel and
killed eight people,” a company statement said, indicating five others were
wounded.
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