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Ceremony in tribute to six humanitarian aid workers from French NGO Acted killed in an attack in Niger

French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers a speech during a ceremony in tribute to the six humanitarian aid workers from the French NGO Acted killed in an attack in Niger, at an airport lounge transformed into a funeral home at the Orly Airport, south of Paris, France, 14 August 2020. France pledged to ramp up security for its nationals in the Sahel region following an attack in Niger on 09 August 2020 in which eight people, six of them French, were murdered by jihadists, in Koure National Park, just 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the Nigerien capital of Niamey. The killings were the first by jihadist gunmen in that area, a destination for weekend leisure trips by Niamey residents, including foreigners. EPA/STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL MAXPPP OUT