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Nigerian Islamist attacks spread | Nigerian Islamist attacks spread |
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Islamist militants have attacked Nigerian police in two more northern states, after at least 39 people were killed on Sunday. | Islamist militants have attacked Nigerian police in two more northern states, after at least 39 people were killed on Sunday. |
Eyewitnesses told the BBC a gun battle had raged for hours in Potiskum, Yobe State and a police station set on fire. | |
In neighbouring Borno State, a self-styled "Taliban" group which has staged previous attacks also clashed with the security forces. | In neighbouring Borno State, a self-styled "Taliban" group which has staged previous attacks also clashed with the security forces. |
A curfew has been imposed in Bauchi city, after Sunday's violence. | A curfew has been imposed in Bauchi city, after Sunday's violence. |
Sharia law is in place across northern Nigeria but there is no history of al-Qaeda linked violence in the country. | Sharia law is in place across northern Nigeria but there is no history of al-Qaeda linked violence in the country. |
Nigeria's 140 million people are split almost equally between Muslims and Christians and the two groups generally live peacefully side by side. | Nigeria's 140 million people are split almost equally between Muslims and Christians and the two groups generally live peacefully side by side. |
It is not clear if Monday's attacks are linked to the violence on Sunday, which was carried out by a different group. | |
However the BBC's Ahmed Idris in Abuja says both the Taleban and Boko Haram, the group in Bauchi, campaign against Western-style education. | |
The security forces have confirmed the attacks but have not released any casualty figures. | |
Medical sources have told the BBC that two police officers have been taken to hospital in Potiskum. |