Unidentified gunmen kill six French tourists and two Nigerians in Niger's Koure area
A source close to the environmental services said the assault took place around 11.30am six kilometres east of the town of Koure, which is an hour's drive from the capital Niamey.
"Most of the victims were shot... We found a magazine emptied of its cartridges at the scene," the source told AFP. "We do not know the identity of the attackers but they came on motorcycles through the bush and waited for the arrival of the tourists."Around 20 years ago, a small herd of West African or Niger giraffes, a subspecies distinguished by its lighter colour, found a safe haven from poachers and predators in the Koure region.
Today they are a key tourist attraction in the former French colony, enjoying the protection of local people and conservation groups.
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