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At least 65 people killed in attack in Nigeria's Maiduguri

Boko Haram militants

Maiduguri, Nigeria: At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.

The remains of a dozen victims were burnt beyond recognition in Saturday's attack when militants opened fire on residents, set fire to houses and targeted a crowd with suicide bombers, security and medical officials said.

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