Awful, awful news out of Nigeria where the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram continues to shock the world with its cruelty and depravity:
Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials https://t.co/HU0NqFF936 pic.twitter.com/uk97Uh2QcO
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 31, 2016
According to the AP, the attack on the village of Dallori and two nearby refugee camps lasted over four hours and included 3 female suicide bombers:
Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts, burning people to death including children, says witness: https://t.co/oTmcZeyz4i
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 31, 2016
At least 65 dead after Boko Haram marauders lay waste to village in Nigeria: https://t.co/0egAgBHDug pic.twitter.com/udL4nu5XF9
— VICE News (@vicenews) January 31, 2016
The State Department’s answer to the carnage? A tweet, of course:
https://twitter.com/ThinkAgain_DOS/status/693894249444700160
Flashback. Remember when the Michelle Obama-led hashtag #BringBackOurGirls was going to stop Boko Haram?
Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls. -mo pic.twitter.com/glDKDotJRt
— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) May 7, 2014
Maybe hashtags and tweets aren’t the best ways to fight terrorists, heh?
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