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Boko Haram clash with Nigerian troops in Damaturu
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pmnews
Date
9th January, 2015
Boko Haram gunmen fought running battles with Nigerian troops on the streets of the northeastern city of Damaturu on Friday, in an apparent reprisal attack after a recent raid on a militant stronghold, residents told AFP.
“The gunmen arrived at around 7:30 pm (1830 GMT), firing guns and shouting ‘Allahu Akbar!’ (God is greatest),” said Mukhtar Sani, a student of the Yobe State University in the city.
Troops intercepted the Islamists and Aishatu Bala, who lives nearby, added: “All the streets are deserted. Everybody has moved indoors and all we hear are sounds of gunfire.”
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