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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Suspected Islamist gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria

Suspected Islamist gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist gunmen fired on residents of a market town in northeast Nigeria, killing 18 in one of their deadliest attacks for several weeks, a local government official said on Tuesday. The attack late on Monday apparently targeted local hunters in Damboa who sell bush meat from animals such as monkeys and pigs, which strict Muslims are forbidden to eat, the local government leader told journalists.

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Suspected Islamist gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria


Suspected Islamist gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria

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