Niger: French Army Claims to Have Killed Suspect in 2020 Murders of Aid Workers in Niger

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Niger: French Army Claims to Have Killed Suspect in 2020 Murders of Aid Workers in Niger

[RFI] The French army says that it has killed one of the suspects in last year's murder of eight people including six young French aid workers in the Koure National Park in Niger,

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