Niger massacre death toll rises to 100, prime minister says

Niger’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said least 100 people have been killed in the Saturday attacks by suspected jihadists on two villages – Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye – in the country’s western border with Mali. Although Rafini did not say who was behind the attacks, Niger has suffered repeated attacks by jihadists linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State near its borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.