Militants Kidnap 300 Children in Nigeria

Gunmen stormed a Catholic school in Nigeria on Friday, abducting more than 300 students and teachers at a time when President Trump is threatening military action to protect Christians in the West African nation.

- By Nicholas Bariyo in Kampala, Uganda, and Gbenga Akingbule in Maiduguri, Nigeria

The attackers hit St. Mary’s Catholic School in central Niger State in the early hours of Friday, spraying bullets into the air before rousting students from their dormitories and forcing them into the forest at gunpoint, police said.