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Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say

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More than 50 extremists on motorcycles rode into the Tarmuwa council area of Yobe state on Sunday evening .

Police blamed the attack on Boko Haram , which since 2009 has launched an insurgency to establish its radical interpretation of Islamic law.

At least 1,500 people have so far been killed in the region this year in attacks by armed groups.