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Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: UK spy plane breaks down | Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: UK spy plane breaks down |
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A UK spy plane sent to help search for more than 200 girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria has developed a technical fault. | A UK spy plane sent to help search for more than 200 girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria has developed a technical fault. |
It has been forced to land in Senegal for repairs, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. | It has been forced to land in Senegal for repairs, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. |
The plane left the UK on Sunday, joining an international effort to secure the release of the girls. | The plane left the UK on Sunday, joining an international effort to secure the release of the girls. |
The Boko Haram group captured the girls from their boarding school in Chibok town, north-east Nigeria, in April. | The Boko Haram group captured the girls from their boarding school in Chibok town, north-east Nigeria, in April. |
In other developments: | |
'State-of-the-art' | 'State-of-the-art' |
The US military is flying manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft over Nigeria. | |
Israel says it has sent intelligence experts and specialists in hostage negotiations to help with the rescue effort. | Israel says it has sent intelligence experts and specialists in hostage negotiations to help with the rescue effort. |
The US had initially refused to share intelligence with Nigeria because of corruption within its military and fears that it had been infiltrated by Boko Haram, according to a Pentagon spokesman quoted on military.com. | |
The BBC's Will Ross in Nigeria says the plane's breakdown is a set-back for the UK government which promised to do all it can to help with the search operation. | The BBC's Will Ross in Nigeria says the plane's breakdown is a set-back for the UK government which promised to do all it can to help with the search operation. |
The MoD said the "state-of-the-art surveillance jet" would operate from Ghana, and would join US aircraft in attempting to locate the girls. | The MoD said the "state-of-the-art surveillance jet" would operate from Ghana, and would join US aircraft in attempting to locate the girls. |
It said the jet was "capable of flying for significant periods of time at high altitude" and was fitted with a "dual mode radar", which could "locate moving targets and offer radar imagery". | It said the jet was "capable of flying for significant periods of time at high altitude" and was fitted with a "dual mode radar", which could "locate moving targets and offer radar imagery". |
Boko Haram says it is prepared to free some of the girls in exchange for the release of its fighters and relatives being held by Nigeria's security forces. | Boko Haram says it is prepared to free some of the girls in exchange for the release of its fighters and relatives being held by Nigeria's security forces. |
Nigeria's government says it is prepared to hold talks with Boko Haram, but has reportedly ruled out a prisoner swap. | Nigeria's government says it is prepared to hold talks with Boko Haram, but has reportedly ruled out a prisoner swap. |
On Sunday, a suicide blast in a street full of bars and restaurants in a mainly Christian area of the northern city of Kano killed four people. | |
Officials blamed Boko Haram for the explosion. | Officials blamed Boko Haram for the explosion. |
Mr Jonathan declared the state of emergency a year ago in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, where Boko Haram has been most active. | Mr Jonathan declared the state of emergency a year ago in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, where Boko Haram has been most active. |
Although thousands of extra soldiers have been deployed to the area, the violence has continued, leading some north-eastern Senators to oppose the president's request to extend the state of emergency. | |
More than 1,000 people have been killed in attacks by the group this year. | More than 1,000 people have been killed in attacks by the group this year. |
African leaders meeting in Paris at the weekend agreed to wage "war" on Boko Haram, pledging to share intelligence and co-ordinate action against the group. | African leaders meeting in Paris at the weekend agreed to wage "war" on Boko Haram, pledging to share intelligence and co-ordinate action against the group. |