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344 Kidnapped Schoolboys Have Been Freed in Nigeria

HeadlineDec 18, 2020

In Nigeria, local officials say 344 schoolboys who were abducted last Friday from their school in northwestern Katsina state have been freed. Details about the mass kidnapping are still unclear. Boko Haram initially claimed responsibility, but a state official now says they were not involved.

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