Amnesty: Nigerian uprising kills 1,500 this year

By Michelle Faul

Published March 31, 2014 8:30am ET

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Amnesty: Nigerian uprising kills 1,500 this year — LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Increasing atrocities by extremists and uncontrolled reprisals by security forces have killed at least 1,500 people this year in northeastern Nigeria’s Islamic uprising, Amnesty International reported Monday, accusing both sides of war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a new report, the London-based advocacy group called for an international investigation. “The […]

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Increasing atrocities by extremists and uncontrolled reprisals by security forces have killed at least 1,500 people this year in northeastern Nigeria’s Islamic uprising, Amnesty International reported Monday, accusing both sides of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In a new report, the London-based advocacy group called for an international investigation.

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