ABUJA -- Jihadist groups have killed 28 people in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, media reported on Thursday, citing the military and residents.
Militants from the jihadist group Lakurawa raided a village in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state on Wednesday, killing 17 people, residents said. The attackers stormed the village, "shooting indiscriminately" in what locals believe was a reprisal for the killing of three jihadists by vigilantes in a failed raid on the community days earlier. (Nigeria-Jihadist Attacks)
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ROME -- An explosion ripped through a gas station in eastern Rome on Friday morning, injuring at least 21 people.
According to local authorities, the explosion took place at a gas station on Via Gordiani in the Prenestino district of eastern Rome. While none of the injured were in critical condition, five people were hospitalized for treatment. Some of the casualties included rescue workers responding to the scene. (Italy-Rome-Explosion)
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ISLAMABAD -- A five-storey residential building collapsed in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing seven people and leaving at least 10 injured, police officials said.
The police officials in the area told Xinhua that over 30 people were trapped under the debris after the building collapsed in Lyari area of Karachi, and rescue efforts are underway to recover the remaining individuals. (Pakistan-Collapse-Death)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani security forces killed 30 terrorists attempting to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan over the past two nights, the military said in a statement on Friday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, the infiltration attempts took place on Tuesday and Wednesday nights along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Pakistan-Military-Clash) Enditem
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