Gunmen Kill 6 French Tourists, Their Driver and Guide in Niger

Gunmen Kill 6 French Tourists, Their Driver and Guide in Niger
Men rest on the banks of the Niger River in Niamey, Niger, on Feb. 20, 2016. Joe Penney/Reuters
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NIAMEY—Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French tourists and their Nigerien guide and driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, a senior official and a security source said.

The group was attacked in a giraffe reserve in the West African country’s Kouré area, the governor of Tillaberi region, Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, told Reuters.