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Coverage dated October 7, 2021

Nigerian forces free more than 180 hostages, say police

Headline from Minneapolis Star Tribune

In one of the largest liberations of kidnap victims, at least 187 people including babies have been freed in the country's troubled north, police announced.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Nigerian forces free more than 180 hostages, say police (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    In one of the largest liberations of kidnap victims, at least 187 people including babies have been freed in the country's troubled north, police announced.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Nigeria forces rescue nearly 200 abducted victims in northwest (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The 187 victims were freed in Zamfara state, where they had been seized in separate attacks, police say.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Security forces rescue nearly 200 hostages | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Heavily armed gangs have been stepping up raids on schools and villages in northwestern Nigeria, often taking hostages for ransom.

  4. France 24

    Security forces rescue nearly 200 kidnap victims in northwest Nigeria (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in the country's northwest, police said.

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