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Nigerian market attack kills at least 34
Gunmen armed with explosives killed at least 34 people in northeastern Nigeria when they attacked acattle market and burned it to the ground, residents and officials said Thursday. The attack Wednesday night in the city of Potiskum was said to be in reprisal for an incident earlier in the day, when a gang sought to rob the…
Muslim cleric shot dead in northeastern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen Sunday shot dead a Muslim cleric in northeastern Nigeria who was known for giving sermons condemning the actions of an Islamic sect responsible for a series of violent attacks in recent months. The cleric was killed outside a mosque in the remote northeastern city of Maiduguri when…
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