Radical Islamic sect attacks of blood in northern Nigeria, at least 150 killed

By Evelyn Lin Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2011-11-06 12:26 PM

NIGERIA VIOLENCE

Associated Press (2011-11-06 00:27:54)

Map locates deadly attacks in northeast Nigeria;

At least 150 people were killed in a series 
of 
gun and bomb attacks in northern Nigeria 
on Saturday, the Islamist Boko Haram
 sect claimed.

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A 25-year-old suicide bomber was yesterday shot dead by the police when he rammed the vehicle he was driving into the gate of the state police headquarters in Maiduguri,Borno State and headed straight for the main building in an attempt to bomb it.

The suicide bomber was suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect in the state.

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