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Muslim sect kills cleric in northeast Nigeria

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Authorities in Nigeria say a radical Muslim sect operating in the northeast has shot dead another prominent cleric from the region, the latest in a string of targeted assassinations terrifying the area.

 

Police say 65-year-old Liman Bana died Friday night after sustaining gunshot wounds while walking home from conducting prayers at the main mosque in Ngala, a Nigerian border town with Chad. (AP)

 

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