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Military: Boko Haram Attacks Northern Nigerian Town

Boko Haram militants attacked the northern Nigerian town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state late on Thursday and it was unclear how the fighting had ended, military sources said. There was no information on any casualties after the attack that started at around 2000 UTC, the sources said Friday. A Reuters correspondent saw a detachment of troops with armored personnel carriers and a fighter jet heading toward Buni Yadi on Friday morning. "Those boys [Boko Haram] came to Buni Yadi...

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