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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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6 Killed In Boko Haram Suicide Attack In Nigeria: Army
Six people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Damboa, northeast Nigeria, the army said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.
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Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 10 in Northeast Nigeria: Officials
At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded today in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, hospital sources said.
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Failed Suicide Attack by Girl in Nigeria's Kano: Police
A young girl aged about 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body went off near a major mosque in northern Nigeria's largest city Kano on Monday, police told AFP, adding that no one else was caught up in the blast.
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Nearly 150 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home, witnesses said on Thursday.
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At Least 26 Killed in Suicide Attack Inside Nigeria Mosque: Police
A suicide bombing in a mosque in northeast Nigeria's key city of Maiduguri killed 26 people and injured 28 others who were at afternoon prayers on Saturday, police said.
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Deadly Violence Hits Northeast as Nigeria President Starts Term
A suicide bombing killed 26 people inside a mosque in northeast Nigeria's city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hours after Boko Haram launched a separate attack, on the first full day of President Muhammadu Buhari's term.
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Disguised as Preachers, Boko Haram Kill At Least 24 in Northeast Nigeria
Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near a mosque in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a military source and witness said today.
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Boko Haram Kills Dozens in Rampage after Chad Offensive
Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol on Wednesday, massacring dozens of civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces.
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Emir of Kano Visits Attacked Mosque, Vows Killings Will Not Intimidate Muslims
The emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday said Nigeria's Muslims will not be intimidated into abandoning Islam following coordinated attacks on the city's central mosque that claimed at least 120 lives.
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Nigeria President Vows to Hunt Those Behind 'Heinous' Mosque Attacks
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Saturday to hunt down those behind "heinous" attacks which left at least 120 dead at the mosque of a top Islamic leader and vocal critic of Boko Haram.
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At Least 120 Dead in Nigeria Mosque Suicide Attack
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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6 Killed In Boko Haram Suicide Attack In Nigeria: Army
Six people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Damboa, northeast Nigeria, the army said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.
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Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 10 in Northeast Nigeria: Officials
At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded today in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, hospital sources said.
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Failed Suicide Attack by Girl in Nigeria's Kano: Police
A young girl aged about 13 was killed when explosives strapped to her body went off near a major mosque in northern Nigeria's largest city Kano on Monday, police told AFP, adding that no one else was caught up in the blast.
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Nearly 150 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home, witnesses said on Thursday.
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At Least 26 Killed in Suicide Attack Inside Nigeria Mosque: Police
A suicide bombing in a mosque in northeast Nigeria's key city of Maiduguri killed 26 people and injured 28 others who were at afternoon prayers on Saturday, police said.
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Deadly Violence Hits Northeast as Nigeria President Starts Term
A suicide bombing killed 26 people inside a mosque in northeast Nigeria's city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hours after Boko Haram launched a separate attack, on the first full day of President Muhammadu Buhari's term.
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Disguised as Preachers, Boko Haram Kill At Least 24 in Northeast Nigeria
Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near a mosque in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a military source and witness said today.
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Boko Haram Kills Dozens in Rampage after Chad Offensive
Nigerian Boko Haram fighters went on the rampage in the Cameroonian border town of Fotokol on Wednesday, massacring dozens of civilians and torching a mosque before being repelled by regional forces.
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Emir of Kano Visits Attacked Mosque, Vows Killings Will Not Intimidate Muslims
The emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday said Nigeria's Muslims will not be intimidated into abandoning Islam following coordinated attacks on the city's central mosque that claimed at least 120 lives.
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Nigeria President Vows to Hunt Those Behind 'Heinous' Mosque Attacks
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Saturday to hunt down those behind "heinous" attacks which left at least 120 dead at the mosque of a top Islamic leader and vocal critic of Boko Haram.
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At Least 120 Dead in Nigeria Mosque Suicide Attack
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders.
