ABUJA, Nigeria — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren.

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Gunmen abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria, according to an updated tally issued Saturday by the Christian Association of Nigeria

Friday's attack happened four days after a similar incident in Kebbi state

No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities have deployed tactical squads and local hunters to rescue the children

The school denied a state government claim that it had reopened despite instructions to remain

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