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          Army: New Boko Haram Raid in Northern Nigeria Leaves 55 Dead

   The Nigerian military says Islamist militants raided a remote
   northeastern town Tuesday, leaving 55 people dead, including police,
   prison officials and civilians.
   Army spokesman Sagir Musa blamed the pre-dawn attack on al-Qaida-linked
   Boko Haram militants, and said the strike targeted the town of Bama, a
   remote settlement near the borders of Cameroon and Chad.
   Musa said that gunmen freed more than 100 prisoners and that military
   barracks and government buildings were burned to the ground during the
   nearly five-hour assault.
   Boko Haram, which is seeking to carve out an Islamist state in northern
   Nigeria, has also been linked to an attack in April on the nearby Lake
   Chad fishing village of Baga.
   Nearly 200 people were killed in the Baga attack, prompting Nigerian
   President Goodluck Jonathan to order a full scale probe to determine
   what, if any, role the military played in the deaths.
   Authorities blame Boko Haram for dozens of deadly bombings and
   shootings in northern Nigeria since the militant group first launched
   its uprising in 2009 from Bama.
   Since then, Human Rights Watch says Boko Haram-related violence has
   killed 3,000 people, a toll that includes killings by security forces.
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