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Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid

Islamist Boko Haram militants operating out of Nigeria raided a village across the border in southern Niger and massacred at least 15 civilians, Niger security sources said on Friday.

The overnight attack took place in the village of N'Gourtoua in the Diffa region near the West African nation's border with Nigeria, as residents celebrated Tabaski, or Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice.

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