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"They came in through the bush, some of them riding on motorcycles and some in cars," a resident of Dalori, in Nigeria's violent northeast, told Channels Television while describing how he watched Boko Haram terrorists set fire to the village of Dalori and shoot people who attempted to flee. Total of 86 people were killed.
A woman mourns the death of her husband after Boko Haram attacked Dalori in Nigeria .
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As the New York Times notes, it was a particularly brutal raid, the kind that had become rare in recent months. Dozens of homes were burned to the ground. Children were abducted and carried off into the bush. People seeking refuge under a familiar tree were blown up by female suicide bombers who had infiltrated their ranks.
The wreckage of Dalori. The militants set fire to as many as 300 homes in the village, burning people alive.
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The attack happened on 31 January, right after evening prayers
Survivours described in gruesome detail the attack
Children stand near the rubble of a burnt house after Boko Haram attacks at Dalori village.
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Boko Haram, which has marauded across northern Nigeria for years, killing about 20,000 civilians, burning entire villages and kidnapping hundreds of women and girls, has been attacking soft targets, increasingly with suicide bombers, since the military last year drove them out of towns and villages in northeastern Nigeria
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