Nigerian Troops Arrest, Shoot Dozens of Suspected Islamist Militants

Late night raids

Reason Staff | 11.2.2012 12:04 PM

Nigerian troops shot dead at least 30 people during raids in the northeast city of Maiduguri, bastion of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, witnesses and hospital staff said on Friday.

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Nigerian Troops Arrest, Shoot Dozens of Suspected Islamist Militants

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