{"id":2734,"date":"2016-05-09T21:22:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T21:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2734-nigerian-army-frees-400-boko-haram-hostages\/"},"modified":"2016-05-09T21:22:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T21:22:47","slug":"nigerian-army-frees-400-boko-haram-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2734-nigerian-army-frees-400-boko-haram-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian army frees 400 Boko Haram hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">The Nigerian army said on Monday it had rescued another 400 hostages from Boko Haram hideouts in the country&#8217;s northeast as troops intensified clearance operations across areas reportedly still inhabited by militants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">The Nigerian army said on Monday it had rescued another 400 hostages from Boko Haram hideouts in the country&#8217;s northeast as troops intensified clearance operations across areas reportedly still inhabited by militants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Army spokesman Col. 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