100 people killed after boat returning from wedding capsizes in Nigeria
The victims, including women and children, were returning from an overnight wedding ceremony, a resident said.
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The victims, including women and children, were returning from an overnight wedding ceremony, a resident said.
None of those killed or injured were U.S. citizens, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday.
A local official said the kids were trying to cross a river to collect firewood when their over-crowded boat capsized.
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Nigeria's police said they were boosting security without saying why, but the U.S. Embassy in Abuja cited a "heightened risk of terrorist attacks."
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Some recaptured inmates lay on the ground by the prison entrance near the bodies of those who died in the attack.
It's still unclear what group was behind the attack on the Catholic church, but Nigeria is facing both an Islamist insurgency, and rising criminal gang violence.
The priest celebrating the Mass was giving the blessing to end the service when the attackers came in and opened fire.
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