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Gunmen Kidnap 150 Worshippers From 3 Churches In Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Explained: What's Behind Nigeria's Latest School Kidnappings, Church Attack
Nigeria has grabbed global headlines again following a spate of attacks by gunmen involving the kidnapping of dozens of students from two
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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Five Dead in Bombing of Church in North Nigeria's Kano
At least five people were killed and eight were injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a Catholic church in a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's north, police said.
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Nigerian World Cup Watchers Defy Islamist Threat After Church Attacks
Football fans defied the threat of violence in Nigeria on Monday to support their team in the World Cup after a suspected Boko Haram attack on churches killed more than 50 people.
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More Than 50 Die in Nigeria Islamist Church Attacks Ahead of World Cup Game
An attack on churches in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.
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More Than 50 Die in Nigeria Islamist Church Attacks Ahead of World Cup Game
An attack on churches in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.
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Nigerian Islamists Attack Villages, Churches Near Chibok, Dozens Killed
Suspected Islamist militants killed dozens of people on Sunday in an attack on three Nigerian villages, including one targeting worshippers at a church, a few kilometres (three miles) from Chibok, the scene of an abduction of more than 200 school girls.
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Gunmen Kidnap 150 Worshippers From 3 Churches In Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Explained: What's Behind Nigeria's Latest School Kidnappings, Church Attack
Nigeria has grabbed global headlines again following a spate of attacks by gunmen involving the kidnapping of dozens of students from two
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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Five Dead in Bombing of Church in North Nigeria's Kano
At least five people were killed and eight were injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a Catholic church in a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's north, police said.
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Nigerian World Cup Watchers Defy Islamist Threat After Church Attacks
Football fans defied the threat of violence in Nigeria on Monday to support their team in the World Cup after a suspected Boko Haram attack on churches killed more than 50 people.
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More Than 50 Die in Nigeria Islamist Church Attacks Ahead of World Cup Game
An attack on churches in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.
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More Than 50 Die in Nigeria Islamist Church Attacks Ahead of World Cup Game
An attack on churches in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday, overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.
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Nigerian Islamists Attack Villages, Churches Near Chibok, Dozens Killed
Suspected Islamist militants killed dozens of people on Sunday in an attack on three Nigerian villages, including one targeting worshippers at a church, a few kilometres (three miles) from Chibok, the scene of an abduction of more than 200 school girls.
