Who is the Nigerian Islamist Group “Boko Haram”?

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Continental Airlines opens up a new route today: a direct daily flight from Houston to Nigeria.
But the State Department warns there’s high risk of terrorist attack in Nigeria.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Campbell, former US ambassador to Nigeria, about the threat posed by the Islamic extremist movement, “Boko Haram”.

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