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'They came to kill everyone': Niger massacre survivors tell of horror
AFP
1/11/2021
AFP
© Souleymane Ag Anara
One of the survivors from a brutal massacre in Niger's Zaroumadareye shows his wounds
When jihadists rode into his town in western Niger, Nouhou Issoufou ran for the bush and desperately tried to stay still -- even as he was riddled with bullets -- until the attack was over.
© Souleymane Ag Anara
The attack on two villages was one of the deadliest jihadist onslaughts in the Sahel's history
"Look at my body -- I took so many bullets that I'm not sure exactly how many," he said, lifting his shirt to show his bandaged wounds. "People thought I was dead, I didn't move."

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