Gunmen attack passenger train in northwest Nigeria
Nigerian soldiers on patrol. Two friends of passengers, who had been in contact with them by telephone, confirmed the attack and rescue by the army. PHOTO | COURTESY | NIGERIAN ARMY
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The train was hit at about 9:00 pm on the line between the capital Abuja and the major northwest city of Kaduna, where heavily armed gunmen had attacked the airport on Saturday.
It was the latest violence attributed to armed criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, who are blamed for rising violence and mass kidnappings in northwest Nigeria.
