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FILE- In this undated image taken from video distributed Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, an alleged Boko Haram soldier standing in front of a group of girls alleged to be some of the 276 abducted Chibok schoolgirls held since April 2014, in an unknown location. Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamic extremists more than two years ago have been freed in negotiations, officials said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Some 197 girls remain captive, though it is not known how many of them may have died. (Militant video/Site Institute via AP File)

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Nigeria says 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in swap

by Ismail Alfa Abdulrahim Associated Press, and Haruna Umar Associated PressOctober 13, 2016

Twenty-one of Nigeria’s Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago have been freed in a swap for detained leaders of the Islamic extremist group, the government and military said Thursday.Some 197 girls remain captive, though…

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Nigeria says 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in swap

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