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Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria's Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said. "Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, killed seven people and abducted another seven, including a pastor," Kachallah Usman, secretary of the Chibok local government area, told CNN on Friday. "They also burned down a church, a dispensary and several houses," he added. Audu Chiwar, a former secretary of the Chibok community in Abuja, told CNN he received a call on Thursday from a local resident reporting that gunmen had opened fire in the village.
Suicide bombers believed to be sent by Boko Haram in Nigeria staged an attack across the border in the Cameroon town of Mora. Diane Hodges reports.
Shi'ite Muslim mourners in Pakistan bury the victims of a blast which killed at least seven people at a mosque in a garrison town, and prepare for three days of national mourning. Katharine Jackson reports.
Smoke billows from a burning vehicle amid clashes in al-Mughayyir as Jewish settlers descend on the village following news that a missing Israeli teenager was found dead in the occupied West Bank. The disappearance of 14-year-old Benjamin Achimeir sparked a huge manhunt and attacks on Palestinian villages. IMAGES
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