news.bbc.co.uk - 7/31/2009
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Nigerian Islamic sect leader Mohammed Yusuf was alive when he was captured, the commander of the operation against the militant group has told the BBC. The comments by Col Ben Ahanotu appear to contradict police statements that Mr Yusuf, 39, was killed in a shootout as he was being detained. ...
nola.com - 8/5/2009
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nola.com —
by Jonathan Tilove and Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune
ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was...
found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury. The jury of eight women and four men returned a guilty ...
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William Jefferson verdict: Guilty on 11 of 16 counts
news.bbc.co.uk - 7/31/2009
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A Nigerian government minister has expressed relief at
the death of an Islamic sect leader, Mohammed Yusuf....
Yusuf's body was shown to journalists on Thursday just hours after police said they had captured him. Human rights campaigners alleged he had ...
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Islamist death 'good for Nigeria'
opennet.net - 7/29/2009
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Submitted by Rebekah Heacock on 29 July, 2009
- 14:23. Five days ago, the Appfrica tech blog...
reported an Internet blackout in Benin, a West African country roughly the size of Ohio. The outage, which also affected neighboring Togo, Niger and Nigeria, ...
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Damaged cable causes Internet blackout in four West ...
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Nigerian Taliban leader killed in custody
The Long War Journal —
... "All I know is that in the attack, I was able to pick him up from his hide out and hand him over to police,” Ahanotus said. “But he was OK. As I got him alive, I handed him over to the authorities.” ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 7/31/2009
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... Nigeria Row Over Militant Killing Nigerian Islamic sect leader Mohammed Yusuf was alive when he was captured, the commander of the operation against the militant group has told the BBC. The comments by Col Ben Ahanotu appear to contradict police statements that Mr Yusuf, 39, was killed in a shootout as he was being detained. Human rights campaigners have alleged Mr Yusuf was executed by the police. Mr Yusuf’s Boko Haram group has been blamed for days of violent clashes with security forces ...
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