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                       Gunmen Raid Nigerian Cement Plant

   by VOA News

   Reports say militants in Nigeria's Gombe state have attacked a French
   cement plant, in the second attack on that facility in two months.

   Reports from Nigeria says armed men forced their way into the Ashaka
   cement plant near the town of Bajoga early Thursday. It is unclear
   whether there are casualties.

   Witnesses told news reporters that gunmen attacked the town, shooting
   sporadically, but seemed to be targeting the cement plant, which is
   owned by the French Lafarge group.

   Local officials say the plant was evacuated before the attack.

   The Ashaka plant was also raided in November, when gunmen fled with
   stolen vehicles and explosive materials.

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