Boko Haram raid toll goes from 10 to 40

(ANSA) - Rome, June 23 - The death toll from a weekend Boko Haram raid in three north Nigerian villages rose from 10 to 40 Monday.
    The Islamist group, which has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency since 2009 in an attempt to create an Islamic state, has stepped up its attacks since the abduction of 200 schoolgirls in April and thousands have died.