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Gunmen kill two Chinese workers in Nigeria

08 November 2012 23:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Gunmen have killed at least two Chinese construction workers in the northeastern Nigeria state of Borno, police officials say, APA reports quoting Press TV.

"At about 8 a.m. (Wednesday) some gunmen shot and killed two Chinese construction workers at Benisheik in Kaga local government of Borno state," Police Commissioner Abdullahi Yuguda said on Thursday.

"The attackers took away one of our company vehicles," said an official with the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.

"This is the second attack on the yard by gunmen in just two weeks. Last month some gunmen attacked the same yard, killing two mobile policemen guarding the place," the official added.

Although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities usually hold the Boko Haram militant group responsible for such attacks.

The group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since 2009.

Human rights groups report that violent actions by Boko Haram have claimed more than 1,000 lives since mid-2009, including over 300 this year alone.