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US Condemns Latest Boko Haram Attacks

The United States Tuesday condemned last week's "horrific and indiscriminate attacks" in northeastern Nigeria carried out by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The October 23 and 24 bombings occurred at the newly built Jambutu Mosque in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, and a neighborhood mosque in Maiduguri in Borno state, as well as other locations in that city. The attacks left 61 people dead. "We offer our deepest sympathies and condolences to the...

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