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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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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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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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Nigeria's Solution To Noise Complaints? Shut Down Some Churches And Mosques.
The Nigerian city of Lagos is Africa's largest: The metropolitan area sprawls in every direction, and is thought to house more than 20 million people. Traffic jams can last for entire days, and with the megacity emerging as an epicenter of youth culture, the lines for the clubs can seem just as long.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
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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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Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses 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 More Than 100 in Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and a mosque, a local civic leader said on Wednesday.
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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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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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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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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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Nigeria's Solution To Noise Complaints? Shut Down Some Churches And Mosques.
The Nigerian city of Lagos is Africa's largest: The metropolitan area sprawls in every direction, and is thought to house more than 20 million people. Traffic jams can last for entire days, and with the megacity emerging as an epicenter of youth culture, the lines for the clubs can seem just as long.
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2 Suicide Bombers Kill 22 At Mosque In Northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman said.
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27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
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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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Dozens Killed as Suicide Dombers Hit Northeast Nigeria Mosque: Witnesses
Dozens of worshippers were killed on Thursday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses 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 More Than 100 in Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and a mosque, a local civic leader said on Wednesday.
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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.
