{"id":4532,"date":"2017-07-30T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T06:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4532-boko-haram-attack-on-oil-exploration-team-in-nigeria-kills-over-50\/"},"modified":"2017-07-30T06:45:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T06:45:27","slug":"boko-haram-attack-on-oil-exploration-team-in-nigeria-kills-over-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4532-boko-haram-attack-on-oil-exploration-team-in-nigeria-kills-over-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram attack on oil exploration team in Nigeria kills over 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An ambush attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria against an oil exploration team has killed more than 50 people, according to sources, who said the death toll could rise further.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>An ambush attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria against an oil exploration team has killed more than 50 people, according to sources, who said the death toll could rise further.<\/h4>\n<h4>The terrorists attacked a convoy of specialists from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the Magumeri area of northeastern state of Borno on Tuesday, sources said on Friday.<\/h4>\n<h4>Initial reports from the army, which suggested that the ambush had been an abduction attempt, put the number of casualties at a mere ten. 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