Hundreds Feared Dead in New Nigerian Militant Attack

Hundreds of people are feared dead in northeastern Nigeria after militants attacked a town on the border with Cameroon. Local officials say suspected Boko Haram fighters stormed the town of Gamboru Ngala late Monday, setting fire to shops and houses and shooting residents as they tried to escape. The Associated Press quotes Borno state's information commissioner as saying, "many, many" people were killed in the attack. He said he has little information because the area is...

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