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Suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria

Suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria

August 15, 2017 | 10:10 PM
A woman bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded 83 in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, local sources said.

A woman bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri, the epicentre of the conflict between government forces and the Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, according to a village head and an official from a regional militia.Two suicide bombers also blew themselves up at the gates to a nearby refugee camp, with no others killed but many injured, said an emergency service official.

August 15, 2017 | 10:10 PM