### [2021-04-18](/feed/2021/04/18/index.md)

##### 2021 Niger attacks
# At least 19 civilians are killed and two are wounded when armed men raid a village in the Tillabéri Region. 

Governor of Tillaberi region says dozens of heavily armed attackers on motorbikes stormed the village of Gaigorou.


### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/18/nineteen-civilians-killed-in-new-west-niger-attack) [Image](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/WEB_MAO_NIGER_TALLABERI_B_FASO_MALI.jpg?fit=1000%2C563)

### Changes:

1. At least 19 civilians are killed and two wounded when armed men raid a village in Tillabéri Region.  _2021-04-19 00:22:16 (First version)_
1. At least 19 civilians are killed and two are wounded when armed men raid a village in the Tillabéri Region.  _(Current version)_

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