Suicide Bombing In Market Leaves 13 Dead
December 04 2017
A suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria over the weekend has killed at least 13 people and injured more than 50, say local officials as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria.
Saturday's attack targeted a market in the town of Biu. The town is about 115 miles from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in the northeast.
Two female attackers detonated suicide vests near the town's main square, said police. One pretended to be waiting in line to receive food handouts, noted a...
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