At Least 143 Killed In North Nigeria Sect Attacks

Nigerian Police

KANO, Nigeria (AP) -- Coordinated attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 143 people in north Nigeria's largest city, a hospital official said Saturday, as gunfire still echoed around some areas of the sprawling city....

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