Nigeria, July 19 -- The Nigerian military says some students of Federal Polytechnic, Mungono, Borno State, were "fatally struck" as security forces foiled an abduction attempt on Sunday.

The clash erupted around 1:30 a.m when joint security forces, including troops of Operation Hardin Kai and personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (MOPOL), intercepted Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists attempting to abduct the students.

It was not immediately clear the number of students killed and injured, but the military said 46 of them have been evacuated to a military facility, where they are being medically examined and cared for.

In a statement on Sunday, the acting spokesperson for the task force, Mohammed Goni, said th...