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10 dead in two blasts in NE Nigeria: police, vigilantes

Published: 15 Jun 2015 - 05:30 pm | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 09:01 pm


Kano, Nigeria--Ten people were killed in two separate blasts in the northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum, a police source and a civilian vigilante assisting the military against Boko Haram told AFP on Monday.

Eight vigilantes were killed when a man taken in for questioning on suspicion of theft detonated explosives he was carrying at about 12:15 pm (1115 GMT), while two were killed outside.