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Gunmen kill churchgoers in Nigeria

At least two people have been shot dead and 11 wounded after gunmen launched an overnight attack on a church in northern Nigeria, officials say.

The attack happened in the Kaduna state town of Zonkwa, which experienced serious violence after April's election. Kaduna is divided along political, ethnic and religious lines and the BBC's correspondent Nura Ringim in the state says it is thought to be a revenge attack.

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