One of their vehicles escaped the attack, and one which was seized was later found abandoned across the border near Bani-Bangou, Niger.
On 22 January, four foreign tourists were reported kidnapped in Mali, north of Bani-Bangou, while traveling by auto from a festival at Anderamboukané to the Malian town of Ménaka, and on to Gao.
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Bani-Bangou (var. Banibanagan) is a town in southwestern Niger, in rural northern Ouallam Department, Tillabéri Region.
Born in Bangou, Kome moved to Spain in 1999 at the aged of 19, and played there for over a decade.