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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned an attack on a refugee camp in western Niger which killed at least 22 members of Niger's security forces.
On Thursday, unknown assailants attacked a security post at a refugee camp housing Malian refugees in the country's Tazalit, Tahoua region.
Local source said the attackers are suspected to be Islamic extremists from northern Mali.
Ban called on authorities of Niger to pursue and bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told a daily briefing on Friday.
"He also urges the government of Niger to further reinforce security around refugee camps and other vulnerable targets," said Haq.
