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Boko Haram landmines kill 11 Nigerian security personnel
Macau Business ^ | 12/30/2020 | AFP

Posted on 12/29/2020 11:02:05 PM PST by xomething

Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers in northeast Nigeria, security sources said Tuesday.

Seven hunters recruited to help the military fight the Islamist insurgents were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in the village of Kayamla, outside Borno State’s capital Maiduguri.

“Seven hunters died in the explosion and nine others are badly injured,” Babakura Kolo, the head of a local anti-jihadist militia, told AFP.

“Their vehicle hit a landmine as they were pursuing Boko Haram insurgents,” he added.

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Four Nigerian soldiers were killed on Monday when their vehicle hit a landmine planted by Boko Haram fighters in Logomani village near the border with Cameroon, two security sources told AFP.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Islam
KEYWORDS: islam; nigeria

1 posted on 12/29/2020 11:02:05 PM PST by xomething
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To: xomething

Time to cut Africa off from the rest of the world.

Let them take each other out.


2 posted on 12/30/2020 6:40:49 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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