More than 160 people were killed in two villages in western Nigeria this week in the country's deadliest armed assaults this year, according to reports from The Guardian. The attacks, which occurred in Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, were perpetrated by jihadists and other armed groups. In a separate incident, authorities in Lebanon accused Israel of spraying southern villages with a concentrated herbicide, raising concerns about environmental and food security. Meanwhile, in Australia, police identified a suspect in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy.
The attacks in Nigeria, which took place on Tuesday, saw armed men round up residents, bind their hands, and shoot them, according to a local politician. Umar Bio Salihu, the traditional chief of Woro, recounted the night of terror, stating that the attackers killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters, as reported by The Guardian. The Nigerian military had launched an offensive against terrorist elements in Kwara state last month, according to Reuters.
In Lebanon, the agriculture and environment ministries said laboratory tests confirmed the substance sprayed by Israeli aircraft was glyphosate, a chemical used to destroy vegetation. Concentrations in some samples were "between 20 and 30 times the levels usually accepted," according to BBC World. President Joseph Aoun condemned the spraying, calling it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty. The Israeli military declined to comment on the allegations, according to BBC World.
In Australia, police identified a suspect in the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont, who went missing on September 27th. The boy was last seen playing outside his home on a remote sheep station near Yunta, about 300km (186 miles) from Adelaide, according to BBC World. His grandmother left him alone for about half an hour before discovering he was missing, prompting a large-scale land and air search. Police confirmed the boy's parents were not suspects, according to BBC World.
In other news, a recent article from BBC Technology highlighted the rise of AI-generated content on social media, describing the phenomenon as "AI slop." The article discussed the backlash against low-quality AI-generated images and content.
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