One aid worker killed in Niger
Niger International NGO
1 killed
1 NGO international (French) staff kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and held hostage in Mali. Killed by beheading on 13 July. The group claimed it was retaliation after a raid of the group by French and Mauritanian forces resulted the death of some of their members. Means of attack recorded as kidnap-killing. Actor Al-Qaeda (affiliated). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 968.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.