108:. The attackers also burned Government buildings and a church. They targeted men, tying their victims up before shooting them in the head or slashing their throats with a knife. The attackers said the attack was revenge for the theft of Muslim lands. According to the Interior Ministry nine people were killed in the attack. Most of the victims were ethnic
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