65 People Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Terrorist Attack in Nigeria

A female student stands in a burnt classroom at Maiduguri Experimental School, a private nursery, primary, and secondary school burnt by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, on May 12, 2012. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/GettyImages

At least 65 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria as people gathered for a funeral, officials said.

The terrorists opened fire on mourners as they went back to their villages from a funeral on the afternoon of Saturday, July 27. At least 10 other people were injured, Nganzai Council Chairman Muhammad Bulama was quoted as saying by BBC News.