11 dead as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram suicide bombers

Battling multiple bombers strapped with suicide vests, Nigerian troops and civilian self-defense fighters on Friday repelled the fiercest Boko Haram extremist attack in months on the key northeastern city of Maiduguri. Nine bombers and two civilians were killed, according to witnesses, soldiers and police. The United Nations said the attackers targeted refugees in the city…

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