Suicide bombers strike northeast Nigeria, killing 27
euronews (in English)
2017-08-16
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Twenty-seven people have died after a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a market in northeastern Nigeria.
Two other suicide bombers detonated their devices outside a nearby refugee camp, wounding dozens of people.
The three explosions took place near the city of Maiduguri, the epicentre of the eight-year-long conflict between the Nigerian government and Islamist militants Boko Haram.
In total 83 people were wounded.
Victims of a female suicide bombing await treatment at Maiduguri hospital in Nigeria, after attacks kill 28 https://t.co/8CHRELpRov pic.twitter.com/2uOpht9xvT— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 16, 2017
Government forces retook large swathes of territory from Boko Haram last year but the militants have struck back, killing at least 170 people since June.
Two other suicide bombers detonated their devices outside a nearby refugee camp, wounding dozens of people.
The three explosions took place near the city of Maiduguri, the epicentre of the eight-year-long conflict between the Nigerian government and Islamist militants Boko Haram.
In total 83 people were wounded.
Victims of a female suicide bombing await treatment at Maiduguri hospital in Nigeria, after attacks kill 28 https://t.co/8CHRELpRov pic.twitter.com/2uOpht9xvT— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 16, 2017
Government forces retook large swathes of territory from Boko Haram last year but the militants have struck back, killing at least 170 people since June.
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