Violence by Islamists surges in Nigeria

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Suspected Muslim extremists kidnapped about 100 girls Tuesday from a school in northeastern Nigeria, less than a day after militants bombed a bus station and killed 75 people in the capital -- a surge of violence that raised new doubts about the military's ability to contain an Islamic uprising.

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