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Urgent: Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack in northern town

Xinhua, March 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's Defense Headquarters said on Saturday that a combination of air and ground operation repelled an attack on a northeastern town of Bama by Boko Haram militants. Endi