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18 dead in suicide bombings in Nigeria

Published: 30 June 2024 04:36
18 dead in suicide bombings in Nigeria
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At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously injured in several suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The targets of the attacks: A wedding, a funeral, and a hospital where victims were taken.

The region has been plagued by jihadist group Boko Haram's terror for over ten years, but it is not known if the group was behind the attacks.

In the wedding attack in the city of Gwoza, a woman with a small child on her back triggered a bomb, according to a spokesperson for the state police.

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By TT. This article has been altered and translated by Sweden Herald

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