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| Nigerian troops fire on suspected Boko Haram camps, killing 21, says official | |
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| A security official in north-east Nigeria says soldiers have shelled suspected camps of Boko Haram Islamic extremists fighting in the region, killing at least 21 people. | A security official in north-east Nigeria says soldiers have shelled suspected camps of Boko Haram Islamic extremists fighting in the region, killing at least 21 people. |
| The official said on Friday the fighting happened the previous day in the Sambisa forest reserve, south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. The official added that soldiers would remain in the area to secure it. | |
| The government had shut down mobile phone service to parts of north-east Nigeria as soldiers moved in to enforce an emergency declaration by President Goodluck Jonathan over three states, the official said. | |
| Phone service was restored on Friday, but the official said it was likely the phones would be shut off again. | Phone service was restored on Friday, but the official said it was likely the phones would be shut off again. |
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