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international2 years ago•1 min saved

Gunmen attack US embassy convoy in Nigeria, leaving four dead.

Gunmen attacked a US Embassy convoy in southeast Nigeria, killing four people, including two local workers and two policemen. The convoy included nine Nigerian nationals, including five employees of the US Mission to Nigeria and four members of the Nigeria Police Force. There is no indication that the attack was directed at the US, and no US citizens were involved. The motive behind the attack is unclear, and the US State Department is working with Nigeria's security agencies to investigate.

via USA TODAY|

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world2 years ago•2 min saved

Gunmen attack U.S. convoy in Nigeria, leaving casualties and kidnappings

Gunmen attacked an American convoy in Nigeria's Anambra State, leaving four people dead and three others abducted. No U.S. citizens were involved in the attack. Separatists operating in the region have escalated their attacks in recent years, usually targeting police or government buildings. Nigerian officials often blame attacks in the southeast on the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra movement (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network.

via CBS News|

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international2 years ago•1 min saved

Gunmen attack US convoy in Nigeria, killing four.

Gunmen attacked a convoy of US Embassy staffers in southeast Nigeria, killing two local workers and two policemen. No US citizen was on the trip. The attack occurred in Anambra State, one of the epicenters of separatist violence in the region. Authorities have blamed the violence on a separatist group known as the Indigenous People of Biafra, which is leading a campaign for the region to break away from Nigeria to form an independent country. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the calls for a referendum, insisting that the unity of Africa's most populous country is not negotiable.

via NPR|

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crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Gunmen's attack at Mexican resort leaves 7 dead, including child.

Gunmen attacked the La Palma resort in Mexico, killing a child and six adults, and injuring at least one person. The gunmen destroyed a shop and took security cameras before leaving the scene. Guanajuato, where the resort is located, has been considered one of Mexico's most dangerous states due to the Jalisco drug cartel's activities.

via NBC News|

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