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April 14 2014 – On the night of 14–15 April 2014, approximately 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. The kidnappings were claimed by Boko Haram, an Islamic Jihadist and Takfiri terrorist organization based in northeast Nigeria.
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The Independent - Escaped Nigeria hostage recounts Boko Haram ordeal One of the teenagers who escaped from the Islamic extremist group that abducted more than 300 schoolgirls has said the kidnapping was “too terrifying for words”, and that she is scared to go back to school.
AJENews - Nigeria says missing schoolgirls located
Army says it has located hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram last month but will not use force to free them.
Daily Post Nigeria - Chibok girls in hunger as Boko Haram runs out of food items - Daily Post Nigeria
Indications emerged yesterday that there’s an ongoing food crisis in the camp of the Boko Haram sect where over 200 female students of Government Secondary
The Independent - Nigerian kidnapped schoolgirls: Escaped hostages describe their ordeal Schoolgirls who managed to escape from the clutches of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have described their ordeal as the search for others still being held hostage by the group continues.
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Has everyone gone mad? Why would people outside the siege in Sydney, Australia take selfies to post them online all over social media sites?
Afterwards three people died, including the gunman, after a hostage crisis ended when officers stormed a downtown cafe. Officials say the gunman was killed following a confrontation with police. A 34-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman also died. Four others were injured.