KANO, Nigeria: An attack on churches in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram killed more than 50 people, an official said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), overshadowing festivities ahead of a last-16 World Cup match against France.

Gunmen stormed on Sunday (Monday in Manila) services in four villages near Chibok in Borno state, where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls on April 14.

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