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Nigeria: 32 Killed, Dozens Kidnapped By Islamist Boko Haram

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Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram have killed 32 people and kidnapped dozens of others, including many women, in an attack on a village in north-eastern Nigeria, said Thursday a witness and two officials premises.

The officials who requested anonymity added that the population of the village of Gumsuri always sought to determine exactly how many people were kidnapped in the attack, which took place Sunday. But this number could exceed a hundred and includes women and children.

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