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Boko Haram video claims October 24 attack that killed 35

By AFP
Nigeria A screengrab taken on September 25, 2013 from a video distributed through an intermediary to local reporters and seen by AFP, shows a man claiming to be the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau.  By  Boko HaramAFPFile
NOV 3, 2013 LISTEN
A screengrab taken on September 25, 2013 from a video distributed through an intermediary to local reporters and seen by AFP, shows a man claiming to be the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. By (Boko Haram/AFP/File)

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video released Sunday that he led an October 24 attack in which 35 people found in military uniform were killed in the Nigerian city of Damaturu.

"Look at what happened in Damaturu (capital of northeastern Yobe state)," the head of the Islamist group said in the video obtained by AFP through the same intermediary as previous clips. "Since we killed them with our hands -- in fact I was the commander of the operation -- so, you cannot say I'm making conjecture."

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