A victim of a bomb blast that ripped through the United Nations offices in the Nigerian capital of Abuja is loaded into an ambulance. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack Photo: REUTERSAl-Qaeda’s Hand In Boko Haram's Deadly Nigerian Attacks -- The Telegraph
Al-Qaeda operatives in North Africa have helped to transform Boko Haram into a terrorist group capable of killing hundreds in sophisticated attacks.
The radical Islamist group, based in northern Nigeria, once specialised in robbing banks and attacking defenceless Christian congregations. In the past month, however, its gunmen or suicide bombers have struck 21 times, killing at least 253 people.
The Daily Telegraph understands this transformation has come about partly because of the help Boko Haram has received from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a branch of the international terrorist network based in the Saharan states of Mali, Niger and Algeria.
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My Comment: Someone is helping Boko Haram .... and it is definitely not a state player but an organization like Al Qaeda or its affiliates.
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