Sect wounds 7 in besieged north Nigeria city

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- A Nigerian official says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have wounded seven civilians in a car-bombing in the country's restive northeast.

Col. Victor Ebhaleme says assailants from the Boko Haram sect threw a bomb at a police patrol car in Maiduguri on Friday morning.

Boko Haram is responsible for a rash of killings targeting security officers, local leaders and clerics, but its attacks also kill bystanders.

Soldiers deployed to the area to rein in the group are also accused of killing civilians.

Thousands of residents have moved out of the area this week.

Boko Haram wants the strict implementation of Shariah law in northern Nigeria.



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