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Gunmen kill 9 giving polio vaccine in Nigeria

By SALISU RABIU AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: February 9, 2013 at 5:11 a.m.

Gunmen suspected of belonging to a militant Islamic sect shot and killed at least nine women who were taking part in a polio vaccination drive in northern Nigeria on Friday.

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