Niger declares national mourning after terrorist attack kills 44
(VOVWORLD) - Niger has declared three days of national mourning from March 22 to 24 following a deadly terrorist attack that claimed the lives of at least 44 civilians in the country’s southwest.
 Nigerien soldiers patrol in the Diffa region, southeast of the country. (Photo: AFP/NEWS) |
The military government has vowed to track down the attackers, along with their sponsors and accomplices, and ensure they are brought to justice.
In a televised speech on the Tele Sahel TV, Niger’s Interior Ministry said the attack on March 21 in Fambita village was carried out by militants affiliated with the Islamic State in the Sahara. As local Muslims gathered in a mosque for an important religious ceremony, armed terrorists surrounded the building and launched a brutal massacre.