Niamey, [Niger], May 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Around 20 civilians have been killed in a series of militant attacks in the southwest of Niger, national media reported on Sunday.Militants driving motorcycles attacked several villages in Anzourou commune of the Tillaberi region at about 4:00 p.m. local time (15:00 GMT) on Saturday, according to the Actu Niger news portal.The militants ordered local residents to flee their villages, threatening them with new attacks in the coming days. (Sputnik/ANI)

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