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At least 12 killed in attack on north Nigeria city

Gombe : Nigeria | Feb 25, 2012 at 2:36 AM PST

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Friday's attacks were carried out by Boko Haram, an Islamist sect based in north Nigeria

Local police commissioner Orubebe Ghandi Ebikeme said on Saturday that the attack targeted a police headquarters in the capital of Gombe state. Ebikeme said at least 12 people were killed in the attack.The commissioner said there had been no arrests made. GOMBE: Police say that 12 people have been killed and five others wounded in an attack on a city in northeastern Nigeria previously hit by a radical Islamist sect.

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At least 12 killed in attack on north Nigeria city

GOMBE: Police say that 12 people have been killed and five others wounded in an attack on a city in northeastern Nigeria previously hit by a radical Islamist sect.

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