article_snippet: (CNN)Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead and slit the throats of 68 people -- including children -- in an attack on a village in Nigeria's Borno state, according to survivors and vigilante sources.
article_snippet: Dozens of gunmen invaded the remote northeastern village before dawn Tuesday, singling out boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 19 and killing Dozens of gunmen alongside Dozens of gunmen parents, witnesses said.
article_snippet: The attackers shot dead anyone that tried to flee but spared children younger than 13 years old," Lawani said.
article_snippet: Lawani account was supported by Faltama Bisika, 62, who lost four grandchildren in the attack.
article_snippet: They particularly targeted teenagers and elderly people," Bisika said.
article_snippet: News of the attack was slow to emerge due to lack of communication following destruction of cell phone towers in the region in previous Boko Haram attacks.
highlights_snippet: Young victims in the village of Njaba, ages 13 to 19 were singled out for killing, witness says .
  