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US allowing some Nigeria embassy staff to evacuate over 'deteriorating security situation'
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The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the "deteriorating security situation" in the African country. The development comes weeks after the U.S. military reportedly sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria amid fears of a renewed insurgency by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The day before the authorization was issued, gunmen attacked two villages about 155 miles from Abuja, where the U.S. embassy is located, killing 20 people, residents told

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