Islamic movement says soldiers attacked "defenseless people"

507 views · Published 15 December 2015 · 1:49 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: CGTN Africa · 2015 · News & Politics

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More details are emerging of this weekend's clash between the Nigerian army and a minority Muslim group in the country's north. The army claims the group, known as the Islamic Movement, tried to assassinate its chief of staff. The group's denied that and says the army killed hundreds of its followers. A local hospital says it has at least 60 bodies in its morgue.

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