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Urgent: Gov't forces repel Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria city: official

Xinhua, February 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Heavy shooting were heard Sunday as government forces repelled multiple attacks by Boko Haram in at least four different axis of the northern city of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria's Borno State, local residents and security sources said. Endi