At least 65 people killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Source: Deutsche Welle
Suicide bombers attacked the village of Dalori, some 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, on Saturday night, burning down the entire village. Dalori is located near camps set up for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the country's northeast, now in its seventh year.
Local residents have claimed that at least 50 people were killed in the attack, while news agencies reported more than 65 victims. An official with the state emergency agency present at the scene said 12 bodies had been burnt beyond recognition.
"During the incident lives were lost while some people sustained injuries," said army spokesman Colonel Mustapha Anka. He added that the jihadists had arrived the village in cars and on motorcycles "before they started opening fire and burning houses" shortly after evening prayers.
Three female suicide bombers were also "intercepted and subsequently got blown up" during the attack. It was the third attack this week suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram.
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The death toll in the terrorist attack on Dalori village in Borno State, Nigerias North East region has risen to 85.
Sixty-two other people sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Maiduguri the capital of the state.
Most of those affected were fleeing women and children who ran into suicide bombers in a nearby village, an official of the National Emergency Management Agency said.
Earlier on Sunday, the State Emergency Management Agenys Zonal Coordinator, Mr Mohammed Kanar, told Channels Television that the death toll could rise, as other rescue organisations were involved in providing aid to the victims.
http://www.channelstv.com/2016/01/31/dalori-attack-death-toll-rises-to-85/
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