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“All the smuggling I did was done with diversionary tactics. I’ve still never shot a gun. I’m trying to go all the way.”

Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, said the allegations were unfounded and a "diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration's failures".

In contrast, Russia got unprecedented assistance from North Korea, with an estimated 5 million artillery shells, 100 ballistic missiles and 11,000 troops sent into battle to counter Ukraine’s diversionary advance into Russia’s Kursk province.

They said motorists should allow extra time for their journeys and take extra care on the diversionary routes.

Though German military leaders had been expecting an invasion, they believed the initial attacks were only a diversionary tactic.