BOSSO, Niger: Rotting bodies, looted buildings and a grim silence mark the once bustling town of Bosso in southeastern Niger following one of Boko Haram's deadliest ever attacks in the west African nation.

In the empty, dusty streets, soldiers outnumber the few remaining residents -- including the elderly who were unable to flee the insurgents, and some who have returned briefly to collect their possessions.

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