Fears grow over Nigerian Islamists’ ‘terror links’
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KANO — A Nigerian Islamist sect blamed for dozens of deadly bomb blasts and shootings has shown increasing signs of links to outside groups such as al-Qaeda’s north African branch, analysts say.
While there has been no clear proof of such ties, Western diplomats and security experts point to the growing sophistication of attacks by the sect known as Boko Haram as well as claims made on Web sites and elsewhere.
The possibility of such links have led to fears among Western countries, with Nigeria the largest oil producer in Africa, the continent’s most populous nation and a major crude supplier to the United States.
“We are very concerned about the linkages between Boko Haram and other extremist organizations in Africa and other places,” US General Carter Ham, commander of US Africa Command, told local journalists during a visit to Nigeria this week..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110821com3.html
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