Gang kills at least 40 in Nigeria 'revenge' attack

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An armed gang killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ambush and related attack in Nigeria's central Plateau state, the Red Cross and residents said on Tuesday. One resident described the assaults as a "revenge" attack on local vigilante groups set up to defend communities from the gangs. For years, the heavily armed gangs — locally known