Document #1093929

UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Author)

UNHCR is shocked and greatly saddened by a deadly attack on a Malian 'refugee hosting area' in the west of Niger yesterday, the 6th of October

http://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2016/10/57f763174/unhcr-shocked-greatly-saddened-deadly-attack-malian-refugee-hosting-area.html

ecoi.net description:
22 military officers killed and 5 others injured in attack by unknown armed assailants on Tazalit, Tahoua region, where Malian refugees are accommodated; none of the almost 4,000 refugees living in the area were harmed
Country:
Niger
Source:
UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Author)
Original link:
http://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2016/10/57f763174/unhcr-shocked-greatly-saddened-deadly-attack-malian-refugee-hosting-area.html
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
7 October 2016
Document ID:
1093929 (former ID 330953)

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