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Who are Boko Haram and why are they considered dangerous?
April 8: A bomb allegedly planted by the sect explodes at an election office in Suleja in Niger state, killing 16 people.
January 28: Gunmen with the sect shoot and kill the leading candidate for governor in Borno state along with six others in his entourage.
December 31, 2010: A bomb allegedly planted by the sect explodes at a crowded and popular outdoor beer garden at a military barracks in Abuja, killing at least four people.
December 24, 2010: A series of bombs allegedly planted by the group explode in the central Nigerian city of Jos, killing as many as 80 people.
September 7, 2010: Gunmen with the sect free about 700 inmates from a Bauchi federal prison.
July 2009: About 700 people die after sect members riot and a security crackdown hits Maiduguri, the sect’s spiritual home.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
