One aid worker killed in Niamey
Niamey, Tillaberi, Niger International NGO
1 killed
An international staff (French) of an INGO was killed along with another French man (not employed by the INGO) less than 24 hours after being kidnapped by suspected members of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb. The two men were dining in a restaurant when they were approached at their table by four armed men. Niger's national guard and a French surveillance plane followed the vehicle and launched an attack, but the kidnapped men were killed. Means of attack recorded as kidnap-killing. Context individual attack. Actor Al-Qaeda (affiliated). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1084.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.