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At least 33 people killed by gunmen in northwest Nigeria

A file photo of suspected armed bandits alleged to be behind the fatal attacks and abductions in the two Nigerian states.

Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria and killed at least 33 people, a local official said Sunday.

More than 35 houses were destroyed in the violence in Runji, which is in the state of Kaduna, said Francis Zimbo, chairman of the Zangon Kataf area where the massacre took place. Zimbo provided the number of fatalities, but state authorities wouldn't comment on the number of people killed.

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