TYT: Boko Haram Kills 49 In Nigeria Suicide Bombings

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The city of Yola in Nigeria was struck by a terrorist attack. A series of suicide bombings have left dozens dead. John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"The suicide bomber exploded as truckers were tucking into dinner at the bustling marketplace where vendors urged them to buy sugar cane. At least 34 people were killed and another 80 wounded in Yola, a town packed with refugees from Nigeria's Islamic uprising, emergency officials said Wednesday.

Later Wednesday, two more suicide bombers killed at least 15 people in the northern city of Kano and injured 53, according to police.

The blasts were the latest by Boko Haram, Nigeria's home-grown extremists whose 6-year insurgency has killed 20,000 and forced 2.3 million to flee their homes."*

Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/boko-haram-kills-49-in-suicide-bombings-in-nigeria_564ce084e4b031745cef6a7c

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1. Thank you for posting this....

Boko Haram means "books harm". They are anti-intellectual hard core religious extremists who believe learning is a sin that is punishable by death and they are God's instrument here on earth to enforce His law.

I would consider them right-wing.