One person was killed, and another was seriously injured, while five local officials were kidnapped during an armed attack targeting a government delegation in the remote Bilma region of Niger, near the border with Libya.

The Nigerian Ministry of Interior announced that the attack occurred the day before yesterday, Friday, through an armed ambush launched by heavily armed bandits.

The ministry explained that the delegation, which included the governor of Bilma, was returning from a mission in Dirkou when it was ambushed 17 kilometers north of the city of Bilma.
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More than 50 migrants died while about 200 others were rescued in a tragic incident that occurred on the border between Niger and Libya.

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The incident took place in the region known as Agadez, a dangerous crossing point for migrants seeking to reach Europe through the barren desert. The situation was exacerbated for migrants due to the harsh desert conditions in the region, water scarcity, and extremely high temperatures.

Humanitarian teams found the bodies of the deceased scattered in the desert, while another group who had been abandoned by human smugglers was rescued.

Humanitarian organizations called on concerned countries to intensify border control efforts and combat human smuggling networks, calling for more humanitarian support to migrants stranded under these harsh conditions.
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