Nigeria: Hundreds Die During Battles With Militants -- CNN
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 400 people have been killed in a spate of violence in northern Nigeria, the president of a human rights group said Tuesday.
The violence has pitted Islamic militants against government police and troops in the north-central part of the nation, officials said.
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