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Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria

by Haruna Umar
| November 29, 2020 1:12 AM

MAIDGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country's northern state of Borno, officials said. One said the death toll could rise to about 60 people.

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