(Religion Today) About 70 Christians were murdered in Nigeria in November, according to Release International.
The organization says the attacks stem from Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, a group the U.S. government has labeled a "Foreign Terrorist Organization." The name of the group, Boko Haram, means "Western education is forbidden."
This weekend, Boko Haram also launched a raid on a Nigerian air force base.
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