Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Dozens Killed In Nigerian Market Assault By Suspected Islamists


Dozens Dead In Nigeria Market Assault -- ABC News (Australia)

Suspected Nigerian Islamists have opened fire and set off bombs at a market in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, killing at least 30 people, a medic and a witness said.

Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram stormed the fish section of Baga market and sprayed stallholders and vendors with bullets, traders said, reporting that women and children were among the dead.

"The number of dead could not be less than 30," a Maiduguri hospital nurse said.

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More News On Islamist Attack On A Nigerian Market

Nigeria forces 'kill Islamist Boko Haram militants' -- BBC
30 killed in Nigeria attack, witnesses claim -- The Telegraph
'Many killed' in attack on Nigerian market -- Al Jazeera
Explosions, gun battles rage in northeast Nigeria city that’s home to radical Islamist sect -- Washington Post/AP
Nigeria army says kills 8, hospital sees 20 bodies -- Reuters
Witnesses: At least 20 Killed in Nigeria Market Attack -- Voice of America
30 dead as troops battle Boko Haram in market -- The Nation
Maiduguri market rocked by explosions -- Iol News
Nigeria under seige -- Vanguard

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