Nigeria Attack: Students Shot Dead As They Slept -- BBC
Suspected Islamist gunmen have attacked a college in north-eastern Nigeria, killing up to 50 students.
The students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitory at the College of Agriculture in Yobe state.
North-eastern Nigeria is under a state of emergency amid an Islamist insurgency by the Boko Haram group.
Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow Nigeria's government to create an Islamic state, and has launched a number of attacks on schools.
Classrooms burned
Casualty figures from the latest attack vary, but a local politician told the BBC that around 50 students had been killed.
The politician said two vanloads of bodies had been taken to a hospital in Yobe's state capital, Damaturu.
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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 42 in Attack On Nigerian School -- allAfrica
Night massacre at Nigerian college leaves around 40 students dead -- RT
School where 50 Nigerian students were killed had no security patrol -- UPI
Nigeria to boost school security after deadly attack -- BBC
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