CORRECTED-Islamic State claims it killed and wounded 18 soldiers in northeast Nigeria
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Islamic State said it killed and wounded 18 Nigerian soldiers on Sunday in the northeastern state of Borno, according to its Amaq news agency.
The group said it attacked a military barracks in the town of Gubio, killed the soldiers and took vehicles and weapons before fleeing. Sources told Reuters that an attack on the area began around 4:30 p.m. and lasted until 9 p.m.
The number of deaths could not be immediately confirmed. (Reporting By Maiduguri newsroom, Writing by Libby George; editing by David Evans)
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