(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) France on Wednesday condemned sectarian attacks against a Mosque and a market that killed 40 people in north-east Nigeria, a Foreign Ministry statement.
The attacks took place on last week and again on Tuesday in the city of Maiduguri, where there are already large numbers of refugees fleeing attacks by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram.
"France condemns the attacks perpetrated on May 30 and June 2 in Maiduguri," the French statement said, adding "we extend our condolences to their families."
The Foreign Minister recalled that French Minister Laurent Fabius "has expressed solidarity with the Nigerian authorities and reaffirmed that France stands alongside its African partners in the fight against terrorism."
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