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Gunmen attack in northeastern Nigeria kills at least 62, emergency agency says

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At least 62 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen in northeastern Nigeria, according to the country’s national emergency agency. Al Jazeera reports that the gunmen targeted Binnari village in Taraba state, setting fire to homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles, citing Amnesty International. Ladan Ayuba, the agency’s head in Taraba state, said thousands of people have been displaced. Police warned the death toll could rise as bodies are still being recovered. Officials said some victims ran toward a river to escape, and one outlet calls it a potential terror attack. The identity and motive of the attackers are not established in the supplied coverage.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. At least 62 people were killed in an attack by gunmen in northeastern Nigeria.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News
    Far Right
    Townhall

  2. The death toll was given by Nigeria’s national emergency agency.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News
    Far Right
    Townhall

  3. Thousands of people were displaced by the attack.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News
    Far Right
    Townhall

  4. Police warned that the death toll could rise as bodies are still being recovered.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Townhall

  5. Attackers set fire to homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles in Binnari village in Taraba state, according to Amnesty International.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. Officials said gunmen chased locals toward a river, and many victims tried to jump in to escape.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The nature and motive of the attackers

    Al Jazeera describes the attackers as bandits. Townhall calls it a potential terror attack and says the religious makeup of the victims and attackers is unknown.

How each side tells it

Compare views

All three sides report at least 62 people killed in an attack by gunmen in northeastern Nigeria, with thousands displaced. The main difference is emphasis: the center headline sticks to the toll, the left adds the village and arson, and the right calls it a potential terror attack.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headline leads with the rising death toll and the attack on a remote village, using the update form of a developing report.

    Death toll from attack by gunmen in northeastern Nigeria rises to 62
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Headline states the death toll and the attack by gunmen in neutral terms, attributing the figure to the emergency agency.

    At least 62 killed and thousands displaced in gunmen attack in Nigeria
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Headline leads with the death toll and labels the attack a potential terror attack, a framing that is the outlet’s own choice.

    More Than 60 Killed in Potential Terror Attack in Nigeria
    TownhallFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • village attack and arson
  • rising death toll
  • displacement of thousands
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • death toll of at least 62
  • thousands displaced
  • emergency agency figure
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  • Sky NewsCenter

    At least 62 killed and thousands displaced in gunmen attack in Nigeria

    At least 62 people have been killed after an attack in northeastern Nigeria, the country's emergency agency said.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • potential terror attack label
  • gunmen chasing victims toward a river
  • Christian-majority area and wider attacks on Christians
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  • TownhallFar Right

    More Than 60 Killed in Potential Terror Attack in Nigeria

    At least 62 people have been killed by gunmen in an attack on an area located in eastern Nigeria, the Associated Press has reported.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    3 hr 52 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 11:53 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 27, 8:02 AM EDT

  • Right

    9 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 6:00 PM EDT

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 27, 8:02 AM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 27, 11:53 AM EDT
  3. TownhallFar RightOct 27, 6:00 PM EDT

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