In Niger, 20 people were killed as a result of an attack by armed militants.

An attack by armed militants in Niger killed 20 people. This was reported on August 16 by The Defense Post portal.

It is noted that the incident occurred near the city of Komabangu in the west of the country.

"Armed men opened fire on the truck driver and his 19 passengers," the publication says.

In March, the authorities of Niger declared three days of mourning after 44 people were killed by terrorists from the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (IGBS), which is a structure of the Islamic State (IS, recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the territory of the Russian Federation). According to the country's Interior Ministry, the attack took place on a mosque in a rural area of the southwestern part of Niger.

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