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30 Killed, Many Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Nigeria Market
At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria's Niger State, police said on Sunday.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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24 Female Students Among Dozens Kidnapped By Gunmen At Nigerian University
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid in and around a university in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents said Saturday.
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Plane In Nigeria Crash Part Of Kidnap Rescue Operation
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash on Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Captive Chibok Girls: 'Bargaining Chip' Of Boko Haram Insurgency
The terrorist group has claimed more than 20,000 deaths, displaced 2.6 million people from their homes, and kidnapped thousands of children since it started fighting in 2009 for an independent ISIS in Nigeria.
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Gunmen Kidnap 7, Including Australians, In Nigeria
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and kidnapped as many as seven people, at least three of whom are Australian citizens and one an Australian resident, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on today.
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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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Boko Haram Abducts 135, Kills 8 in Cameroon Raid
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said on Wednesday.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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Boko Haram Frees 192 People Held in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe, a community leader and a military source told AFP on Saturday.
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30 Killed, Many Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Nigeria Market
At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria's Niger State, police said on Sunday.
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Gunmen Kill 14, Kidnap 60 In Attacks In Nigeria
Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday and kidnapped at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said, two days after armed men kidnapped dozens from a university in the state.
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24 Female Students Among Dozens Kidnapped By Gunmen At Nigerian University
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid in and around a university in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents said Saturday.
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Plane In Nigeria Crash Part Of Kidnap Rescue Operation
Seven people on board a military aircraft died in a crash on Sunday near Nigeria's capital Abuja, the country's airforce spokesman said.
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Captive Chibok Girls: 'Bargaining Chip' Of Boko Haram Insurgency
The terrorist group has claimed more than 20,000 deaths, displaced 2.6 million people from their homes, and kidnapped thousands of children since it started fighting in 2009 for an independent ISIS in Nigeria.
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Gunmen Kidnap 7, Including Australians, In Nigeria
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and kidnapped as many as seven people, at least three of whom are Australian citizens and one an Australian resident, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on today.
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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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Boko Haram Abducts 135, Kills 8 in Cameroon Raid
Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said on Wednesday.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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Boko Haram Frees 192 People Held in Northeast Nigeria: Sources
Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe, a community leader and a military source told AFP on Saturday.
