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DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.