NIAMEY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 civilians of the Peuhle community were killed Friday night in the Niger locality of Aguey near the Malian border by armed bandits, sources said Saturday.
According to local officials and media, the attack was perpetrated by young Tuaregs from neighboring Mali on board several motorcycles.
In early May, Niger's Fulani village council chairman Aboubakar Diallo, accused Tuareg vigilante militias in Mali, of committing abuses on Peuhles populations.
Niger and Mali share a border of more than 800 km.
