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One of the World’s Worst Terrorists Is Finally Dead, WSJ Reports

EXTRAORDINARILY CRUEL

Abubakar Shekau was best known for kidnapping 300 Nigerian schoolgirls and turning Boko Haram into one of the world’s most infamous jihadist groups.

Rachel Olding
Rachel Olding 

Senior Breaking News Editor

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Rachel Olding

Rachel Olding

Senior Breaking News Editor

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