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18 Killed, 42 Injured In Series Of Suicide Attacks In Nigeria
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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Nigeria Suicide Bombers Kill 28, Wound 82
Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources said.
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10-Year-Old Girl Used As Human Bomb In Nigeria Attack
One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year's Eve attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses and aid workers told AFP Sunday.
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At Least 65 People Killed In Attack In Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.
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At Least 48 Killed In Bombings In North Nigeria
At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in two cities in northern Nigeria where the jihadist Boko Haram group is waging a six-year campaign to create an Islamic state, officials and residents said.
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20 Shot Dead By Suspected Islamists in Northeast Nigeria: Locals
Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, local sources said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Leave Over 2.1 Million Displaced in Nigeria
Mounting attacks by Nigeria's ferocious Boko Haram Islamists have sent more than 2.1 million people fleeing their homes in northeast Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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At Least 47 Dead in Market Bomb Blast in Northeast Nigeria
At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.
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Boko Haram Suspected Behind Chad, Nigeria Suicide Attacks
At least 15 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in Chad's capital on Saturday just days after Boko Haram claimed a previous bombing in the city that left 38 people dead.
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Boko Haram 'Open Fire on Dozens' in North East Nigeria Raid
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on villagers and torched a number of buildings in a new attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said today.
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'Vicious' Boko Haram Attacks Send Over 11,000 Fleeing to Chad
The United Nations on Tuesday said that the latest wave of Boko Haram's "vicious, ruthless attacks" in northeastern Nigeria had sent 11,320 people fleeing into Chad in a matter of days.
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Survivors of Nigeria Attack Describe Killings
Survivors of an assault by Islamic militants that killed hundreds of civilians in Nigeria have described days of relentless violence in which, one witness said, some people were slaughtered "like insects."
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18 Killed, 42 Injured In Series Of Suicide Attacks In Nigeria
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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110 Civilians "Ruthlessly Killed", Several Wounded In Nigeria Attack: UN
A weekend attack on a village in northeast Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group left at least 110 dead, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said Sunday.
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Nigeria Suicide Bombers Kill 28, Wound 82
Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources said.
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10-Year-Old Girl Used As Human Bomb In Nigeria Attack
One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year's Eve attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses and aid workers told AFP Sunday.
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At Least 65 People Killed In Attack In Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.
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At Least 48 Killed In Bombings In North Nigeria
At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in two cities in northern Nigeria where the jihadist Boko Haram group is waging a six-year campaign to create an Islamic state, officials and residents said.
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20 Shot Dead By Suspected Islamists in Northeast Nigeria: Locals
Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, local sources said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Leave Over 2.1 Million Displaced in Nigeria
Mounting attacks by Nigeria's ferocious Boko Haram Islamists have sent more than 2.1 million people fleeing their homes in northeast Nigeria, the International Organization for Migration said today.
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At Least 47 Dead in Market Bomb Blast in Northeast Nigeria
At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.
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Boko Haram Suspected Behind Chad, Nigeria Suicide Attacks
At least 15 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in Chad's capital on Saturday just days after Boko Haram claimed a previous bombing in the city that left 38 people dead.
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Boko Haram 'Open Fire on Dozens' in North East Nigeria Raid
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on villagers and torched a number of buildings in a new attack in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said today.
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'Vicious' Boko Haram Attacks Send Over 11,000 Fleeing to Chad
The United Nations on Tuesday said that the latest wave of Boko Haram's "vicious, ruthless attacks" in northeastern Nigeria had sent 11,320 people fleeing into Chad in a matter of days.
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Survivors of Nigeria Attack Describe Killings
Survivors of an assault by Islamic militants that killed hundreds of civilians in Nigeria have described days of relentless violence in which, one witness said, some people were slaughtered "like insects."
