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Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
Source: Associated Press
Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
AP foreign, Monday August 12 2013
HARUNA UMAR
Associated Press= MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Security agents say suspected Islamic militants have gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria.
The mosque was located in Konduga town, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) outside Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state.
A state security service agent and a member of a civilian vigilante group working with the military said Monday they counted the bodies at the mosque after Sunday morning's attack.
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AP foreign, Monday August 12 2013
HARUNA UMAR
Associated Press= MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Security agents say suspected Islamic militants have gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria.
The mosque was located in Konduga town, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) outside Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state.
A state security service agent and a member of a civilian vigilante group working with the military said Monday they counted the bodies at the mosque after Sunday morning's attack.
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