The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the assassination on August 9 in Niger of eight people, including six French humanitarian workers and two Nigerians, in its review Al-Naba.
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The publication, authenticated by multiple sources including the American organ Site, evokes a "
lightning attack
" in the Kouré region which resulted in the death of six French "
Crusaders
" and two
Nigerian
"
apostates
".
