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Urgent: Unknown number of students kidnapped from school in central Nigeria: official

Xinhua
21 Nov 2025, 15:15 GMT+

ABUJA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- An unknown number of students were abducted early Friday when suspected terrorists attacked a school in Nigeria's central state of Niger, local officials said.

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