PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: More girls abducted in Nigeria, reports say

Clip: 05/06/2014 | 5m 5s

In our news wrap Tuesday, Islamist militants have reportedly abducted more girls in Nigeria’s northeast, in addition to the some 270 schoolgirls kidnapped last month. Men went door-to-door, taking girls ages 12 to 15, said witnesses and police. Also, the White House defended the Veterans Affairs secretary amid allegations that up to 40 veterans died while waiting for help at a hospital in Phoenix.

Aired: 05/06/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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