France's Macron denounces 'cowardly' attack in Niger
A handout photo obtained by AFP on August 9, 2020 shows the car where six French tourists, their local guide and the driver were killed by an unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles on August 9, 2020 in an area of southwestern Niger. A source close to the environmental services said the assault took place around 11.30am (1030 GMT) six kilometers east of the town of Koure, which is an hour's drive from the capital Niamey. The source added that the tourists' vehicle belonged to the French humanitarian organisation ACTED.
French President Emmanuel Macron late Sunday denounced a 'cowardly" attack on humanitarian workers in Niger and said he would do everything to shed light on the incident in which eight people died.
The French leader, who spoke with his Niger counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, added that he was determined to help counter the "terrorist groups in the Sahel region".
Officials in Niger said six of the eight people killed by gunmen on Sunday were French nationals.
