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Boko Haram insurgents abduct 9 in Borno

Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped 9 people in two separate attacks in Borno. Local vigilantes said one person was killed and two injured in the attacks. They said five members of a family were kidnapped along a highway, 50 kilometres outside the city of Maiduguri. “Five members of a family were abducted today near the town... Read More

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August 9, 2013

Awful: Gunmen in Pakistan kill 9 in mosque attack on Muslim holiday

Gunmen in Pakistan fired on the vehicle of a politician driving past worshipers leaving a mosque on the Muslim holy day of Eid, killing nine people and injuring 27 in the western city of Quetta, police said. Quetta is the capital of western Baluchistan province, where several militant groups are active, including the Pakistani Taliban, who claimed... Read More

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