Nigerian troops rescue 338 Boko Haram hostages

ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Nigerian troops rescued 338 hostages of the Islamist radical group Boko Haram in a raid in northeastern Nigeria, the military announced Wednesday.

The military killed 30 Boko Haram members, and seized arms and ammunition. The captives, who included 138 women and 192 children, were freed in the attack on the villages of Bulajilin and Manawashin in Nigeria's Sambisa forest, site of a Boko Haram stronghold.

It was not clear if the hostages included any of the 276 schoolgirls captured in Chibok in April 2014, a Boko Haram action which brought international attention to Nigeria's fight against the radical group.