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LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group claimed Saturday that it killed at least 29 military personnel in three attacks across the restive southern oil region.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail statement that the near-simultaneous battles came in the three main oil-producing states of southern Nigeria, leaving 29 dead and others unaccounted for after they jumped from their boats.
If confirmed, the death toll would be the highest ever in clashes between militants and the military unit charged with calming the southern area.
