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| Nigeria violence: 'Boko Haram kill 17' in village attack | |
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| The Islamist group Boko Haram has been accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, close to where hundreds of schoolgirls were seized. | |
| It comes a day after 118 people died in a twin bomb attack in the central city of Jos, also blamed on Boko Haram. | It comes a day after 118 people died in a twin bomb attack in the central city of Jos, also blamed on Boko Haram. |
| In the latest attack, Boko Haram fighters reportedly spent hours killing and looting in the village of Alagarno. | In the latest attack, Boko Haram fighters reportedly spent hours killing and looting in the village of Alagarno. |
| Alagarno is near Chibok, from where the schoolgirls were abducted last month. | Alagarno is near Chibok, from where the schoolgirls were abducted last month. |
| The abductions of more than 200 girls caused international outrage and have put pressure on the Nigerian authorities to deal with the threat from Boko Haram. | |
| People in north-east Nigeria are extremely vulnerable to attacks because many areas are no go zones for the military and the insurgents operate freely, the BBC's Will Ross reports from the country. | People in north-east Nigeria are extremely vulnerable to attacks because many areas are no go zones for the military and the insurgents operate freely, the BBC's Will Ross reports from the country. |
| Witnesses in Alagarno said the suspected Boko Haram fighters arrived close to midnight, and killed and looted for hours before leaving in stolen vehicles. | Witnesses in Alagarno said the suspected Boko Haram fighters arrived close to midnight, and killed and looted for hours before leaving in stolen vehicles. |
| One survivor told the BBC that every single building in the village had been torched. | One survivor told the BBC that every single building in the village had been torched. |
| 'Fully committed' | |
| Meanwhile, the search for bodies is continuing in Jos following Tuesday's twin bombings that reduced buildings to rubble. | |
| The attacks targeted a crowded market and a hospital, and the second blast went off 30 minutes after the first - killing rescue workers who had rushed to the scene. | |
| Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the bombings, and said those who carried out the attacks were "cruel and evil". | |
| His office said he was "fully committed to winning the war against terror". | |
| He announced increased measures to tackle the militants, including a multinational force around Lake Chad which comprises a battalion each from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria. |