Boko Haram killed 'at least 60' in NE Nigeria: Amnesty

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Last Updated : Feb 01 2019 | 11:10 PM IST

Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 civilians in an attack on the remote town of Rann in northeast Nigeria earlier this week, Amnesty International said on Friday.

The human rights group's Nigeria director Osai Ojigho said "at least 60 people" were killed while satellite imagery showed "mass burning" of structures used by displaced people.

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First Published: Feb 01 2019 | 11:10 PM IST

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