Published on 12:00 AM, July 30, 2019

Boko Haram fighters kill 65 in Nigeria

An  attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast  Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local  official said Sunday. Dozens more bodies were discovered following the  assault Saturday by gunmen on a village close to the regional capital  Maiduguri. "It is 65 people dead and 10 injured," local government  chairman Muhammed Bulama said.