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More than 30 people, including children, were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria's northern Kaduna State late Sunday.Many residents suffered injuries of varying severity after the attackers opened fire and set houses and shops ablaze in the Naridon community of Kauru Local Government Area, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.According to community, the attack began at around 11:00 p.m. local time (2200 GMT) on Sunday. The death toll could rise as several of the injured remained in critical condition.Dogon Rana, a resident whose home was destroyed in the attack, told reporters that the gunmen surrounded the remote community before launching an indiscriminate assault.The motive for the attack remains unclear, and local police had not commented on the incident at the time of reporting.Kaduna State has experienced repeated outbreaks of violence in recent years, including attacks by armed groups and communal clashes.