Eight people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Wednesday in a car bomb attack in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state.
Police said the body of the suspected female bomber was believed among others found on the roadside in Maiduguri, the state capital.
"A suicide bomber went into a car this morning, which was supposed to join a convoy to be escorted by security forces while leaving the city," Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris said, reporting from Kano.
"The suicide bomber was in the car with other female passengers. Before the car could join the convoy, the suicide bomber exploded herself, killing all of the five occupants, including the driver, as well as three others outside."
"About eight people lost their lives, 15 injured people were evacuated to specialist and teaching hospitals," the National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement.
Cars in Borno state often travel in convoys organised by the military to minimise the risk of ambushes in rural areas from the armed group Boko Haram.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but Boko Haram has done so in the past for similar attacks.
[aljazeera.com]
12/10/16
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Police said the body of the suspected female bomber was believed among others found on the roadside in Maiduguri, the state capital.
"A suicide bomber went into a car this morning, which was supposed to join a convoy to be escorted by security forces while leaving the city," Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris said, reporting from Kano.
"The suicide bomber was in the car with other female passengers. Before the car could join the convoy, the suicide bomber exploded herself, killing all of the five occupants, including the driver, as well as three others outside."
"About eight people lost their lives, 15 injured people were evacuated to specialist and teaching hospitals," the National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement.
Cars in Borno state often travel in convoys organised by the military to minimise the risk of ambushes in rural areas from the armed group Boko Haram.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but Boko Haram has done so in the past for similar attacks.
[aljazeera.com]
12/10/16
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