Explosives Strapped To Girl Blow Up In Market, Killing At Least 20
January 12 2015
At least 20 people have been killed in a bombing in Nigeria.
The Boko Haram Islamist group used a young girl to conduct the attack Saturday in the northern city of Maiduguri, reports the New York Times.
Police said the girl, estimated to be no more than 10 years of age, detonated explosives concealed under her veil at the crowded Monday Market. Others said that she was 17 or 18 years old.
Another 18 were critically wounded, according to local police. The police estimate...
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