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Suicide attack kills 22 in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria: Rescuers

Published: 16 Mar 2016 - 01:00 pm | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 10:27 am
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Maiduguri: At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when two women blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, rescuers officials told AFP.

Borno State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Abdullahi Omar confirmed the attack, without giving details, but a source at the organisation added: "So far 22 people have been confirmed dead and 35 others injured."

AFP