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 KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian soldiers killed at least 25 suspected Islamic militants Wednesday while battling extremists who attacked a police station a day earlier in this northern city, a military spokesman said.
The fighting came as a government spokesman rejected opposition demands to delay a weekend presidential election meant to usher in the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the 47-year history of Nigeria, which is Africa's most populous country and a major oil exporter.
Following the attack on the police station Tuesday killed a dozen officers and a policeman's wife, hundreds of soldiers and police surrounded the neighborhood Wednesday and drove the militants out, military officials said.
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