US designates Boko Haram and Ansaru as terrorist groups

The United States added the Nigerian-based militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru to its list of
terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said, according to dpa.
Boko Haram is responsible for thousands of deaths in Nigeria in
attacks on military, government and civilian targets, the State
Department said. Ansaru is a splinter faction of Boko Haram.
The move prohibits Americans from supporting the groups and
freezes all property they may have in the United States.
-- SPA
19:51 LOCAL TIME 16:51 GMT
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