Kidnapped no more

Monday, October 17, 2016

One of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram celebrates with family members during church services Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The girls were released Thursday and flown to Abuja, Nigeria's capital, but it took days for the parents to arrive. The families came from the remote northeastern town of Chibok, where nearly 300 girls were kidnapped in April 2014 in a mass abduction that shocked the world. Dozens of schoolgirls escaped in the first few hours, but after last week's release, 197 remain captive.

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