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Nigerian Army Thwarts Boko Haram Suicide Attack in Borno State

The militants are still using seized girls as weapons in its insurgency

Nigeria's army foils suicide bombings in Borno State as Boko Haram continues to use seized girls as weapons in its insurgency. Plus the opposition MP in Kenya who's in police custody after reportedly threatening to evict white farmers from their land, if opposition leader, Raila Odinga, wins next month's presidential election.

Picture: Nigerian soldiers celebrate the capture of a town from Boko Haram, Credit: 麻豆社.

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Sun 23 Jul 2017 19:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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