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Suspected Militants Kill 29 in Northeastern Nigeria

Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 29 people in an attack on a school.The attack occurred about 2 a.m. Tuesday at Government College Buni Yadi, in Nigeria's Yobe state.Initial reports say the militants set fire to a dormitory, burning some students alive.Officials blamed the shooting on the militant group Boko Haram.Yobe is one of three states where President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency last May and launched...

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