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Two killed in attack on police station in northern Nigeria
Jan 30, 2012, 15:42 GMT
Johannesburg - At least two people died in an attack on a police station in Kano, in volatile northern Nigeria, where a recent spate of bombings by suspected Islamist militants has killed dozens.
The latest attack took place late Sunday and occurred in the city's Mandawari area, near where a police officer was killed on Friday.
Police said gunmen also attempted to shoot at a bus in the same vicinity on Monday.
Kano is under a dusk-to-dawn curfew since the January 20 bombings in the city which officials estimate left at least 185 people dead.
Boko Haram, a radical Islamist group, is suspected of being behind the attacks, as it steps up its campaign against the government, ongoing since 2009.
Last year, the group hit several high profile targets, including a Christian church on Christmas Day and the United Nations' offices in Abuja.
The government said it killed 11 militants from Boko Haram over the weekend as part of an ongoing military campaign against the group. President Goodluck Jonathan is simultaneously saying he is prepared for dialogue with the Islamists.
Spokesmen for Boko Haram have rejected offers to sit down for talks and have threatened to widen the reach of their attacks.
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