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Gunmen Kill Over 160 in Attacks on Nigerian Villages
More than 160 people were killed in attacks on two villages in western Nigeria on Tuesday, marking the deadliest armed assaults in the country this year, according to The Guardian. The attacks occurred in the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state.
The traditional chief of Woro, Umar Bio Salihu, recounted a night of terror during which jihadists killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters, The Guardian reported. Salihu, 53, stated that the gunmen "just came in and started shooting."
According to The Guardian, a local politician said the armed men rounded up residents, bound their hands behind their backs, and shot them. Communities in the area have been reeling from repeated and widespread acts of violence perpetrated by jihadists and other armed groups.
The Nigerian military said last month that it had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state, The Guardian reported.
Meanwhile, in South Australia, police have identified a suspect in the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont, BBC World reported. Gus was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station near Yunta, about 300km (186 miles) from Adelaide, on September 27. His grandmother left him alone for about half an hour before discovering him missing, prompting a large-scale search. Police confirmed that the suspect lives on the property, but clarified that the boy's parents are not suspects.
In Lebanon, authorities have accused Israeli aircraft of spraying an agricultural herbicide over southern villages, BBC World reported. The agriculture and environment ministries said laboratory tests confirmed the substance was glyphosate, a chemical used to destroy vegetation, with concentrations in some samples "between 20 and 30 times the levels usually accepted." President Joseph Aoun condemned the spraying as a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and an environmental and health hazard. The Israeli military declined to comment on the allegations, according to Reuters.
In Uganda, opposition leader Bobi Wine remains in hiding nearly three weeks after a disputed election, as a feud with the country's military chief escalates, The Guardian reported. Wine's whereabouts have been unknown since he fled what he described as a night raid on his home by police and military. After the election, Wine alleged mass fraud and called on supporters to protest.
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