Nigeria: Army Repels Militant Attack Outside Northeast City

Nigeria's military says it has fought off an attack by Boko Haram militants outside the capital of the northeastern state of Borno and says it has sent in reinforcements for the city. Military officials say the Islamist militants launched an attack Friday on the town of Konduga, about 35 kilometers outside of the state capital, Maiduguri. They say the militants suffered causalities during several hours of heavy fighting. No independent confirmation of the fighting was immediately...

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