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Boko Haram: Nigeria teacher training college attacked | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Gunmen have attacked a teacher training college in the Nigerian city of Kano, with officials saying at least 15 people have been killed. | |
The attackers exchanged fire with police outside the college before running inside. | |
Another 34 people were injured. | 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. |
Officials said two suicide bombers also died in the attack. | |
"We heard several shots from the gate area and after a few minutes we heard an explosion at the [lecture] theatre," lecturer Sanusi Umar told Reuters. | |
"The attackers were wearing suits and were running and shooting everywhere," he added. | |
President Goodluck Jonathan condemned what he termed a "dastardly attack". | |
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, Mr 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 |