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Boko Haram clash with troops in Damaturu
Kano - 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.
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"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 insurgents 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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