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26 Arrested, 2 Dead in Raid after Indians Killed in Nigeria
[An Nahar]  Nigerian soldiers have juggedPlease don't kill me! 26 alleged members of Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... and killed two others in a raid after an attack that left two Indian nationals dead, a statement said Saturday. Separately on Friday, a military patrol vehicle was attacked in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, with two alleged Boko Haram members killed and two soldiers maimed in a resulting clash, and 25 suspects jugged Please don't kill me! The raid following the deaths of the Indians occurred late Thursday and early Friday in Maiduguri, where Boko Haram has been based amid an insurgency that has killed hundreds in Nigeria's mainly Moslem north. "The operation led to the arrest of 26 beturbanned goons and the killings of two suspected members of Boko Haram," a statement from a military task force in the region said. "Some of the suspects killed and jugged Please don't kill me! were responsible for the killings of two Indians, a holy man and several other killings in Maiduguri in the past." On Wednesday, suspected Boko Haram members attacked a factory in Maiduguri, killing the two Indians and stealing about $600 (nearly 500 euros) in cash. Boko Haram has been blamed for scores of attacks that have killed hundreds, mainly in the north. It has also carried out robberies to finance its operations. Authorities also located and detonated a homemade bomb in Maiduguri on Friday, a statement said. Posted by: Fred 2012-07-29 |
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