Niger has 3 days of national mourning over deadly attack

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s government said it will hold three days of national mourning after an attack on two villages in the nation’s southwest that killed more than 100 civilians. After an emergency meeting of the Cabinet called by President Mahamadou Issoufou, the government said it was also working to strengthen security in the area of the attacks near the border with Mali and will provide support to those living there. The attacks that killed more than 100 civilians in