00:00In other news, Nigeria denies U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of mass killings of Christians,
00:06saying Boko Haram and al-Qaeda-linked groups target people of all faiths.
00:11The country says it will welcome aid from the U.S. in fighting armed groups
00:15as long as its territorial integrity is respected.
00:20On Sunday, Trump said the U.S. military could deploy troops to Nigeria
00:25to conduct airstrikes to stop what he called the persecution of Christians.
00:30The comment followed his earlier threat to take military action
00:33if Nigeria failed to act against what he described as mass killings.
00:38Nigeria, a nation of more than 200 million people,
00:41is divided between a largely Muslim north and mostly Christian south.
00:46Armed groups have been active mainly in the northeast for over 15 years
00:50in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
00:55Trump's warning came a day after his administration returned Nigeria
00:58to its countries of particular concern list for religious freedom violations
01:03alongside China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia and Pakistan.
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