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7 Killed As Bombing Targets Taxi In Northeastern Nigeria
An explosion targeted a passenger-filled taxi in northeastern Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, killing at least seven in the deadliest bombing there in several months, officials and witnesses said.
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Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
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Death Toll Hits 117 After Northeast Nigeria Bombings: Reports
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
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54 People Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri in Borno state yesterday evening, a police spokesman said today.
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At Least 47 Dead in Market Bomb Blast in Northeast Nigeria
At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.
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At Least 6 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Market Suicide Bomb Blast: Witnesses
Six people were killed today in a suicide bomb blast in a market in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a vigilante and a witness said.
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20 Killed in Zaria, Nigeria Bomb Attack: State Governor
At least 20 people were killed in a bomb blast in the city of Zaria, northern Nigeria, today, a regional governor said.
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Bombs Found in Camp for Displaced People in Nigeria's Maiduguri City
Nigerian soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses told AFP.
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At Least 33 Dead in Northeast Nigeria Bombings
Three bombings rocked separate targets in northeast Nigeria's largest city of Maiduguri today, killing at least 33 people, witnesses and a local official told AFP, in violence blamed on Boko Haram.
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Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 23 in North, Central Nigeria
Boko Haram bombers killed 23 people on Thursday, authorities said, as the Islamist insurgents fight back against a military offensive launched by Nigeria and three neighbouring countries.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Nigeria: Red Cross
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a young girl, thought to be aged about 10, blew herself up at a crowded market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Red Cross and vigilantes said.
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Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Nigerian Teaching College
A female suicide bomber injured four people at a teachers' college in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday, while the US hit back at allegations it has not done enough to tackle Boko Haram militants.
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Three Bombs Rock North Nigeria Bus Station: Police
Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria's Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the latest in a series of attacks targeting commuters blamed on Boko Haram, police and witnesses said.
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Five Dead in Bombing of Church in North Nigeria's Kano
At least five people were killed and eight were injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a Catholic church in a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's north, police said.
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7 Killed As Bombing Targets Taxi In Northeastern Nigeria
An explosion targeted a passenger-filled taxi in northeastern Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, killing at least seven in the deadliest bombing there in several months, officials and witnesses said.
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Blast Hits Mobile Phone Market in Kano, Northeast Nigeria: Traders
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano today, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
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Death Toll Hits 117 After Northeast Nigeria Bombings: Reports
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.
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54 People Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri in Borno state yesterday evening, a police spokesman said today.
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At Least 47 Dead in Market Bomb Blast in Northeast Nigeria
At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday in a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.
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At Least 6 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Market Suicide Bomb Blast: Witnesses
Six people were killed today in a suicide bomb blast in a market in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a vigilante and a witness said.
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20 Killed in Zaria, Nigeria Bomb Attack: State Governor
At least 20 people were killed in a bomb blast in the city of Zaria, northern Nigeria, today, a regional governor said.
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Bombs Found in Camp for Displaced People in Nigeria's Maiduguri City
Nigerian soldiers on Saturday detonated two homemade bombs found in a camp housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses told AFP.
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At Least 33 Dead in Northeast Nigeria Bombings
Three bombings rocked separate targets in northeast Nigeria's largest city of Maiduguri today, killing at least 33 people, witnesses and a local official told AFP, in violence blamed on Boko Haram.
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Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 23 in North, Central Nigeria
Boko Haram bombers killed 23 people on Thursday, authorities said, as the Islamist insurgents fight back against a military offensive launched by Nigeria and three neighbouring countries.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Nigeria: Red Cross
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a young girl, thought to be aged about 10, blew herself up at a crowded market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Red Cross and vigilantes said.
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Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Nigerian Teaching College
A female suicide bomber injured four people at a teachers' college in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday, while the US hit back at allegations it has not done enough to tackle Boko Haram militants.
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Three Bombs Rock North Nigeria Bus Station: Police
Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria's Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the latest in a series of attacks targeting commuters blamed on Boko Haram, police and witnesses said.
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Five Dead in Bombing of Church in North Nigeria's Kano
At least five people were killed and eight were injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a Catholic church in a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's north, police said.
