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Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria college attacked by gunmen | Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria college attacked by gunmen |
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Gunmen have attacked a teacher training college in the Nigerian city of Kano, with officials saying at least 13 people have been killed. | |
Students were seen fleeing from the city's Federal College of Education and at least one explosion was heard. | |
Another 34 people were injured. | |
It is not clear who was responsible, although suspicion will fall on militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009. | It is not clear who was responsible, although suspicion will fall on militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009. |
One student told the BBC by phone that he had seen 17 dead bodies at the scene. | |
In July the city suffered a spate of five attacks in four days, one of which also targeted a college and killed six people. | In July the city suffered a spate of five attacks in four days, one of which also targeted a college and killed six people. |
In May 2013, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency in the northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, vowing to crush the insurgency. | In May 2013, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency in the northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, vowing to crush the insurgency. |
However the militants have stepped up attacks, killing more than 2,000 civilians this year, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch. | However the militants have stepped up attacks, killing more than 2,000 civilians this year, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch. |
Boko Haram's name translates as "Western education is forbidden", and it has carried out several attacks on schools and colleges, seeing them as a symbol of Western culture. | Boko Haram's name translates as "Western education is forbidden", and it has carried out several attacks on schools and colleges, seeing them as a symbol of Western culture. |
In April, it raided a boarding school in Chibok town in the northern state of Borno, and is holding more than 200 girls that its gunmen abducted during that attack. | In April, it raided a boarding school in Chibok town in the northern state of Borno, and is holding more than 200 girls that its gunmen abducted during that attack. |
Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau | Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau |
Why Nigeria has not defeated Boko Haram | Why Nigeria has not defeated Boko Haram |