MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the outskirts of Maiduguri in the northeast of Nigeria on Friday evening and a military source said Islamist insurgents were battling with security forces.
"The insurgents are trying to attack the community and the military are fighting back," the military source told Reuters.
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