NIAMEY: Pakistan on Thursday condemned a militant attack in a convoy and a village in Niger that killed at least 58 people. “Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in [the] Tillaberi region of [the] Republic of Niger that resulted in [the] loss of so many precious lives,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement. #Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in #Tillaberi region of #Niger that resulted in loss of so many precious lives. We extend deepest sympathies & condolences to the bereaved families & pray for speedy recovery of the injured. The attacks echoed a January massacre that left 100 people dead in two villages also in the Tillaberi region that hadn’t been claimed by any extremist group or militia.

Source: Pakistan Today March 18, 2021 11:26 UTC