8-y-o killed in shoot-out

Maiduguri, Nigeria (AP):

Authorities say a shoot-out between suspected members of a radical Muslim sect and security forces has killed three people in north-eastern Nigeria, including an eight-year-old boy.

Police say the shooting Saturday night came as police and soldiers encountered two groups of suspected members of the Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri. Borno state police commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar, said Sunday that the suspected Boko Haram members shot first at the security forces manning roadblocks. Abubakar says the eight-year-old child was playing nearby. He says six others suffered gunshot wounds in the firefight. No arrests were made.

Police accuse members of Boko Haram of committing a rash of recent killings in recent months.