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Gunmen kill at least 10 people, with reports of up to 48 dead, in attack on Nigerian village

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Death toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police say
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Summary

Gunmen attacked a village on Friday, October 24, and reports of the death toll differ widely. Amnesty International said at least 40 people were killed in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon. Nigerian police said a large group attacked Binnari village in Taraba State and killed at least 10 people. A later report, citing police, said the death toll in a village raided by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles had risen to 48, with the gunmen looting shops and setting houses ablaze. The articles do not confirm that all the reports describe the same attack, since one does not name the village and another does not name the state. None of the articles give details on the attackers or on any response.

This continues an earlier story: Gunmen and Islamic State-linked militants kill at least 40 to 48 civilians in Mali, sources say

Later: Gunmen kill 50 in attack on rural village in Nigeria's Taraba state, survivors say

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  1. Straits Times

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    Citing Amnesty International, the Straits Times reported that gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon.

  2. Al Jazeera

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    Citing Nigerian police, Al Jazeera reported that a large group attacked Binnari village in Taraba State and killed at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria.

  3. BBC

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    The BBC reported that the death toll in a village raided by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles rose to 48, according to police, after the attackers looted shops and set houses ablaze on Friday.

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