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CNN: At least 65 people are dead after a suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

By CNN.

Published July 29, 2019 at 9:55 am

Smoldering ashes and charred items are seen on the ground in Budu near Maiduguri on July 28, 2019, after the latest attack by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead.

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At least 65 people are dead following a suspected attack by Boko Haram on a funeral gathering in northeastern Nigeria, according to local officials.

The attack occurred July 27 during a burial in the Nganzai district, near the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, local government chairman Muhammed Bulama said.