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Fresh Islamist attacks hit two northern Nigerian cities
Feb 7, 2012, 6:34 GMT
Abuja - Islamist group Boko Haram hit Nigeria's north-western city of Kano with a fresh wave of attacks targeting police stations and civilians Monday night, security sources said.
The sources told dpa that two police stations, where more than 100 members of the militia are being detained, were the primary targets. At least one person was reported to have been killed.
The attack came as residents were observing Eid-el-Mulud, the Muslim festival marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed.
Explosions also rocked Maiduguri, a northern city where Boko Haram has its headquarters.
Attacks on January 20 in Kano, the country's second-largest city, left 186 people dead. Despite an ongoing dusk-to-dawn curfew, the city and its environs still suffer lethal attacks.
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and one of its largest oil exporters, is under pressure to contain Boko Haram's growing insurgency and avoid slipping into a civil war along religious and ethnic lines.
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