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Gunmen kill more than 30 in attack on Nigerian wedding convoy: witnesses

03 November 2013 - 17:40 By Sapa-AFP
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Gunmen have attacked a wedding convoy in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, killing more than 30 people including the groom in a suspected ambush, witnesses and survivors said Sunday.

The attack happened on Saturday on the notorious Bama-Banki road when the wedding party was making its way back to the state capital Maiduguri after the ceremony in Michika, in nearby in Adamawa State, they said.

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