Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Are Freed

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Nigerian Governor Says 279 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Are Freed

Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria last week beat them and threatened to shoot them during a forced march into captivity, victims said.

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