Islamic radicals blamed for fire at police station
Suspected members of a radical Islamic sect set a police station on fire in northern Nigeria, wounding three officers in an attack similar to one that sparked rioting and a government crackdown that left 700 dead last year, officials said.
Authorities already blame followers of the Boko Haram sect for a string of assassinations by motorcycle-riding gunmen and a massive prison break in September, worrying signs that the group is regaining its strength.
The attack started at 9:30pm on Monday, with suspected followers tossing makeshift bombs into the building, officials said. Three police officers were wounded, said Mohammed Hadi Zarewa, an assistant inspector-general of police in Maiduguri, near Nigeria's border with Chad.
Mr Zarewa and Borno state police commissioner Ibrahim Abdu said that they suspected Boko Haram followers were responsible for the attack on the building.
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