MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses and soldiers say 11 people have been killed as Nigerian troops battled Boko Haram suicide bombers and fighters to repel an attack on the outskirts of northeastern M
11 Dead As Nigerian Troops Repel Boko Haram Suicide Bombers
By HARUNA UMAR and ISMAIL ALFA ABDULRAHIM
Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 2:08am
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