Militants attack Nigeria's Yobe state capital, fighter jet circling: residents

 

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YOBE (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants attacked Nigeria's Yobe state capital Damaturu early on Monday, residents said.

One resident, cameraman Mustapha Usman, said he heard gunshots and explosions from around 6 a.m. and they were still going on.

"I saw a military jet circling three times. People have abandoned their vehicles on the road and gone home," Usman said.

Several other residents said they saw a Nigerian fighter jet flying over the city in northeastern Nigeria. One witness, Mike David, said the militants were shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) and shooting everywhere. 

(Reporting by Isaac Abrak and Joe Hemba; Editing by Janet Lawrence)