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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
- On Dec 24, an explosion ripped through the Gamboru market mosque in Maiduguri, killing at least seven worshippers.
- No armed group immediately claimed responsibility, and militia leader Babakura Kolo described the incident as a suspected bombing, while some worshippers said assailants slipped into the mosque and detonated an explosive.
- Police said preliminary forensics recovered fragments of a suspected suicide vest, investigators said, and videos seen by AFP showed a person covered in blood and bodies under a sheet.
- Security operatives cordoned off the scene and conducted sweeps while traders and residents fled as smoke billowed, and local authorities said investigations are ongoing with no official casualty confirmation yet.
- The wider conflict since 2009 has killed at least 40,000 and displaced about two million, while Maiduguri has been calm in recent years with the last major attack recorded in 2021.
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Five people were killed in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria.
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In the north-east of Nigeria, an explosive device was ignited during the evening prayer in the city of Maiduguri. Five people died, at least 35 more were injured.
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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5, injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
Police say five people were killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Maiduguri after a bomb exploded during prayer at a mosque Wednesday night. A police statement adds that 35 people were also injured in the attack, which it says is likely a…
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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
Police say five people were killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Maiduguri after a bomb exploded during prayer at a mosque Wednesday night.
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Total News Sources101
Leaning Left20Leaning Right15Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
Bias Distribution
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38% Left
L 38%
C 34%
R 28%
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