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US condemns Nigeria violence

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 16:16
The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria which saw massive fires engulf a town, urging authorities to respect human rights. "The United States does condemn the violence that took the lives of so many innocent civilians in Baga, Borno state," acting deputy State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said.

187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 16:02
Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people, including scores of civilians, while massive blazes left nearly half the town destroyed, the Red Cross said Monday. The bloodshed that began Friday in the remote northeastern town of Baga also left 77 people injured and likely marks the single deadliest event in the insurgency of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group blamed for scores of attacks in northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

Heavy fighting in northeast Nigeria, death toll unclear

April 22, 2013 16:01
By Tim Cocks and Isaac Abrak ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities said on Monday there had been heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in a remote part of the northeast, but there was no confirmation of reports from a local official that 185 people had been killed. Fighting erupted on Thursday in Baga, a fishing town in Borno state on the shores of Lake Chad, by the Chadian border -- an area officials say is a stronghold for Islamist fighters and a smuggling point for weapons from across the Sahara.

187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 14:02
Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people and injured 77 others, with massive blazes that raged after the clashes leaving nearly half the town destroyed, the Red Cross said Monday. The bloodshed in the remote northeastern town of Baga likely marks the single deadliest event in the insurgency being waged by Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group blamed for scores of attacks in northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 12:16
Dozens of people have been killed in fierce clashes between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists, with a massive blaze that followed the fighting leaving nearly half the town destroyed, government and rescue sources told AFP on Monday. Gun battles broke out in the remote northeastern town of Baga on Friday after troops surrounded a mosque allegedly housing Islamist insurgents. The town on Lake Chad lies in Borno state, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists who are blamed for carrying out scores of attacks across northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

Nigeria says heavy fighting in northeast, no word on casualties

April 22, 2013 11:47
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities said on Monday there had been heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in a remote part of the northeast, but there was no confirmation of reports from a local official that 185 people had been killed. Fighting erupted on Thursday in Baga, a fishing town on the shores of Lake Chad, adjacent to the Chadian border, spokesmen for the Borno state government that administers the area and its military said.

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 08:46
Dozens of people have been killed in fierce fighting between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists after troops raided an insurgent hideout in the northeast, a government source told AFP on Monday. Gun battles broke out in the remote fishing village of Baga on Friday, forcing residents to flee the town that also serves as a small trading centre on the shores of Lake Chad. The village lies in Borno state, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists who are blamed for carrying out scores of attacks across northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 06:30
Dozens of people have been killed in fierce fighting between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists after troops raided an insurgent hideout in the northeast, a government source told AFP on Monday. Gun battles broke out in the remote fishing village of Baga on Friday, forcing residents to flee the town that also serves as a small trading centre on the shores of Lake Chad. The village lies in Borno state, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists who are blamed for carrying out scores of attacks across northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 05:16
Dozens of people have been killed in fierce fighting between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists after troops raided an insurgent hideout in the northeast, a government source told AFP on Monday. Gun battles broke out in the remote fishing village of Baga on Friday, forcing residents to flee the town that also serves as a small trading centre on the shores of Lake Chad. The village lies in Borno state, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists who are blamed for carrying out scores of attacks across northern and central Nigeria since 2009.

'Dozens' killed in Nigeria clashes: govt source

Agence France-PresseApril 22, 2013 04:30
Clashes between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists that broke out after troops raided an insurgent hideout have killed dozens of people, a government source told AFP on Monday. The Friday violence in Baga, a fishing village on Lake Chad in the northeastern Borno state where Boko Haram Islamists are based, "killed dozens of people," said a state government official who refused to be named. bs/yad
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