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Soldiers systematically shot and killed more than 40 civilians in the Kalari neighborhood, believing they had connections to Boko Haram. Dozens of men were forced from their homes in house to house searches in Maiduguri and marched to an open field where their faces were compared to photographic databases. Some were separated and then shot. Reports said 48 died, others 39, still others 70. In October, soldiers shot dead more than 30 civilians and burned homes in Maiduguri after a bomb suspected to have been planted by the sect killed a lieutenant. Following the attacks soldiers occupied the Kalari area of the city. |
