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Chad executes 10 Boko Haram members by firing squad

Published: 29 Aug 2015 - 05:39 pm | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 03:39 pm
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N'DJAMENA: Chad has executed 10 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram by firing squad, a day after they were sentenced on terrorism charges, security sources said on Saturday.
"They were shot this morning at the Massaguet firing range," said one of the sources, referring to a city about 60 km (40 miles) northeast of the capital N'Djamena.

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