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Last Updated: Monday, 5 January, 2004, 10:05 GMT
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Nigerians 'crush' Islamic uprising
An insurrection by Islamic militants in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Yobe has been ended by the police and army, say local officials.

State Governor Bukar Ibrahim said many "Taleban-oriented radicals" seeking an Islamic state had been killed.

Reports suggest that at least one police officer also died.

The uprising began early last week when militants attacked police stations in a number of towns, burned buildings and stole large quantities of weapons.

At one state building they occupied, the militants pulled down the Nigerian flag and raised that of Aghanistan.

The violence reportedly ended at the weekend after hundreds of Nigerian soldiers were sent to Yobe state, which borders Niger.

Twelve states in the Muslim dominated north of the country, including Yobe, have introduced Islamic Sharia law since the end of military rule in 1999.

More than 10,000 people have died in religious and ethnic clashes since then.

Not much is known about the militants which carried out the attack, but local media are linking them to radical Muslim students campaigning for an Islamic state.



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