Sunday, January 31, 2016

Dozens Killed As Militants Burn Children In Nigeria

A survivor recalled hearing the screams of children as they burned to death.

Dozens of people were killed in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday when armed Islamic extremists torched a village and shot those trying to flee.

Dozens of people were killed in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday when armed Islamic extremists torched a village and shot those trying to flee.

Jossy Ola / AP

In an attack that lasted several hours, militants with the Boko Haram extremist group firebombed houses and huts in the village of Dalori, near the city of Maiduguri.

In an attack that lasted several hours, militants with the Boko Haram extremist group firebombed houses and huts in the village of Dalori, near the city of Maiduguri.

Jossy Ola / AP

Agence France-Presse reported at least 50 people were killed in the attack, while a Reuters journalist counted at least 65 bodies at a local morgue.

Agence France-Presse reported at least 50 people were killed in the attack, while a Reuters journalist counted at least 65 bodies at a local morgue.

Jossy Ola / AP

Survivor Alamin Bakura told the Associated Press he hid in a tree to escape the carnage, listening to the screams of children and others as they burned to death.

Survivor Alamin Bakura told the Associated Press he hid in a tree to escape the carnage, listening to the screams of children and others as they burned to death.

Jossy Ola / AP


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