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# Boko Haram

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Gang in police uniforms kills 21 people at Nigerian mosque
The attack is thought to be the latest in a long and bloody conflict between Christian and Muslim mobs.
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Oct 14th 2012, 5:08 PM
Nigerian troops swarm after 40 killed in student massacre
Last week in Mubi, Nigeria’s military conducted a high-profile raid targeting an extremist group, killing a senior figure and arresting 156 suspected members.
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Oct 3rd 2012, 5:47 PM
Boko Haram attacks on two churches in Nigeria kill at least seven
A suicide bomber and a gunman attacked churches in the cities of Jos and Biu.
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Jun 11th 2012, 12:18 PM
10 killed in suicide blast in northeast Nigeria
A suicide bomber drove into a convoy carrying a top police official in northeast Nigeria todayy, detonating his explosives and killing at least 10 people.
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Apr 30th 2012, 8:15 PM
Details of hostages' last days emerge amid UK and Italian diplomatic row
Briton Chris McManus and Italian Franco Lamolinara died in a botched rescue attempt in north-western Nigeria yesterday. Italy’s president accused Britain of an “inexplicable” failure to consult with Italy over the mission.
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Mar 9th 2012, 10:20 PM
Insurgents kill 180 in attacks that rocked Nigerian city
Islamists from the Boko Haram group mounted a deadly series of bomb attacks and shooting sprees across Kano.
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Jan 22nd 2012, 1:18 PM
Seven killed as Kano rocked by explosions and gunfire
Several are feared dead as panic descends on the largest city in Nigeria. Radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have claimed responsibility for the latest attack.
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Jan 20th 2012, 9:08 PM
Radical sect kill a further 6 people in northeast Nigeria
At least 52 people have been killed in recent days by the extremist Boko Haram sect – which has started specifically targeting Christians in northeastern Nigeria.
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Jan 8th 2012, 8:41 PM
20 killed in Nigeria anti-Christian attacks
An extremist Muslim sect has claimed responsibility for the killings of at least 20 people who had gathered for a meeting of a Christian ethnic group.
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Jan 7th 2012, 12:50 PM
Daily Fix: New Year's Eve
On New Year’s Eve, we bring you a round up of the day’s main stories, including: Clarke and McIlroy make the honours list; a rise in callouts for the bomb squad; and copyright is lifted on James Joyce’s work.
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Dec 31st 2011, 7:26 PM
State of Emergency declared in Nigeria
The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, declared a state of emergency in certain areas of the country following an attack that left 39 dead on Christmas Day.
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Dec 31st 2011, 5:32 PM
Bomb strikes Nigerian church during Christmas service
Local officials could not confirm how many people were injured, but said there were not enough ambulances to convey the wounded to hospital.
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Dec 25th 2011, 10:13 AM
67 dead in Nigeria as suicide bombers, gunmen attack
Suspicion for the attack has fallen on a radical Muslim sect which bombed the UN headquarters in Nigeria last August.
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Nov 5th 2011, 2:23 PM
Beer garden bomb attack kills 25 in Nigeria
Islamist militants have been blamed for the attack, the latest in a series of deadly bombings.
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Jun 27th 2011, 10:05 AM
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