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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chinedu Asadu and Mark Banchereau

Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria

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Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis.

The attack took place late on Sunday in Guyaku, a village in the Gombi local government area in the country’s Adamawa state, according to the state governor.

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