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10 Dead In 3 Suicide Attacks In Chibok, Northeast Nigeria: Sources
At least 10 people were killed when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, a town elder told AFP on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bomber Hits Shia Muslim Procession in Northeast Nigeria: Organisers
A suicide bomber today blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession outside the northeast Nigerian city of Kano, organisers told AFP.
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Female Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: Police
Two young female suicide bombers, including one thought to be aged just 11, killed 15 people at a busy mobile phone market in Kano, northeast Nigeria, police said today.
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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 Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
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Death Toll Hits 117 After Northeast Nigeria Bombings: Reports
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
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At Least 2 Dead in Blast at Northeast Nigeria Refugee Camp: Emergency Services
At least two people were killed in a blast at a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast Nigeria, the emergency services said on Friday.
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Boko Haram Kills Nearly 80 in Northeast Nigeria Villages: Locals
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said Monday.
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Up to 150 Drowned, Shot Fleeing Boko Haram Ambush in Northeast Nigeria: Villagers
Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen who raided a remote village in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, residents said on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Attack Kills 7 in Northeast Nigeria Village: Reports
Boko Haram extremists on Monday raided a village in restive northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Niger, killing seven people, community leaders told AFP.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
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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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Nigerian Army Says has Freed Nearly 180 Hostages Held by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army has freed 178 people being held hostage by Boko Haram jihadists including more than 100 children, it said late Sunday, as it carries out a regional offensive aimed at rooting out the insurgency.
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Boko Haram Fighters Kill 13 Villagers in Attack in NE Nigeria: Witnesses
Boko Haram fighters killed 13 people in an attack on Malari village in northeast Nigeria's restive Borno state early Sunday, witnesses said.
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At Least 6 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Market Suicide Bomb Blast: Witnesses
Six people were killed today in a suicide bomb blast in a market in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a vigilante and a witness said.
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10 Dead In 3 Suicide Attacks In Chibok, Northeast Nigeria: Sources
At least 10 people were killed when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, a town elder told AFP on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bomber Hits Shia Muslim Procession in Northeast Nigeria: Organisers
A suicide bomber today blew himself up among crowds in a Shia Muslim procession outside the northeast Nigerian city of Kano, organisers told AFP.
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Female Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Nigeria's Kano: Police
Two young female suicide bombers, including one thought to be aged just 11, killed 15 people at a busy mobile phone market in Kano, northeast Nigeria, police said today.
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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 Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
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Death Toll Hits 117 After Northeast Nigeria Bombings: Reports
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
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At Least 2 Dead in Blast at Northeast Nigeria Refugee Camp: Emergency Services
At least two people were killed in a blast at a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast Nigeria, the emergency services said on Friday.
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Boko Haram Kills Nearly 80 in Northeast Nigeria Villages: Locals
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said Monday.
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Up to 150 Drowned, Shot Fleeing Boko Haram Ambush in Northeast Nigeria: Villagers
Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen who raided a remote village in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, residents said on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Attack Kills 7 in Northeast Nigeria Village: Reports
Boko Haram extremists on Monday raided a village in restive northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Niger, killing seven people, community leaders told AFP.
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Suicide Bomber Dies in Botched Attack in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram bomber was killed and a security guard was wounded Saturday in a botched suicide attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, vigilantes told AFP.
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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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Nigerian Army Says has Freed Nearly 180 Hostages Held by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army has freed 178 people being held hostage by Boko Haram jihadists including more than 100 children, it said late Sunday, as it carries out a regional offensive aimed at rooting out the insurgency.
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Boko Haram Fighters Kill 13 Villagers in Attack in NE Nigeria: Witnesses
Boko Haram fighters killed 13 people in an attack on Malari village in northeast Nigeria's restive Borno state early Sunday, witnesses said.
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At Least 6 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Market Suicide Bomb Blast: Witnesses
Six people were killed today in a suicide bomb blast in a market in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a vigilante and a witness said.
