Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 47 in Nigerian school
A suicide bomber attacked a school assembly in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 47 people and wounding 79. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but police suspect Boko Haram, an Islamist group that has declared Western-style education a sin. The attack took place at 7:50 a.m., local time, outside the principal's office, where students were awaiting a daily speech. Read more at CNN.
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