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January 12, 2015

Up to 2,000 Killed in "Deadliest" Massacre by Boko Haram in Nigeria 
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Hundreds of people are feared dead in what is being called the worst
attack of the Boko Horam's six-year Nigeria insurgency. Local
authorities in Borno State say militants opened fire after storming the
town of Baga and surrounding areas last week. Fleeing residents were
chased into the bush and shot dead, and scores of homes burned to the
ground. There has been no independent corroboration of the death toll,
which is said to be in the hundreds to up to 2,000. In a statement,
Amnesty International said: "The attack on Baga and surrounding towns
looks as if it could be Boko Haram's deadliest act."

 

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