Suspected Boko-Haram attacks rick Maiduguri

At least 15 people have been killed after a series of suspected Boko Haram attacks on the outskirts of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria.Security and local sources said Boko Haram fighters led as many as eight female suicide bombers to attack the village of Dawari on Sunday night.
According to witnesses, the suicide bombers blew themselves up as soldiers were trying to repel an attack by a group who arrived firing from the back of three trucks and launching rocket-propelled grenades at homes.

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