Hundreds of schools in the Tillaberi region have been closed as a result.

蒂拉贝里地区数百所学校因此关闭。

The Associated Press reports that 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and over 20 were injured in an attack Tuesday in the Tillaberi area in the country's northwest.

美联社报道称，尼日尔西北部蒂拉贝里地区星期二发生袭击，造成17名士兵死亡，20多人受伤。

The governor of Tillaberi region Tidjani Ibrahim said the tourist group was attacked near the town of Koure , which is about an hour's drive from the capital Niamey.

提拉贝里地区行政长官蒂查尼·易卜拉辛称旅游团在库瑞镇附近遭到袭击，该地距离首都尼亚美大约一个小时的车程。