US EditionRoadside bombs kill 26 people in several vehicles on a road in Nigeria; Islamic State claims responsibility
- At least 26 people lost their lives on Monday when improvised explosive devices exploded on a busy roadway in Borno state, located in the northeastern part of Nigeria.
- The explosives were planted by suspected militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province, an IS affiliate that split from Boko Haram in 2016 over tactics.
- Most victims were local farmers and traders crowded in a Toyota pick-up van that drove over a land mine along the route connecting Rann and Gamboru near the Cameroon border.
- ISWAP claimed responsibility in a Telegram statement on Tuesday, while at least three injured were treated in nearby medical facilities, according to Nigerian police spokesman Nahum Daso.
- The attack highlights ongoing violence in Nigeria's northeast, where the conflict with Islamic militants has caused over 35,000 deaths and displaced more than 2 million people, according to the U.N.
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There has been a rise in attacks in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram and a rival group called the Islamic State West Africa Province, spurring concerns that jihadists might be making a strong return in the region. At least 22 people were killed in attacks over the weekend in the northeastern states of Adamawa and Borno, and another 26 died on Monday when a bomb exploded in two vehicles in Borno. According to the Institute for the Study of War,…
Roadside bombs kill 26 people in several vehicles on a road in Nigeria and IS claims responsibility
Police say improvised explosive devices detonated on a road in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 26 people in several vehicles, including women and children. An Islamic State group affiliate in the West African country claimed responsibility for the Monday attack.…
At Least 26 Killed by Roadside Bomb in Northeastern Nigeria - teleSUR English
At least 26 people were killed on Monday in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State after the vehicle they were traveling in struck an improvised explosive device (IED), authorities said. The bomb was allegedly planted by Boko Haram militants. The explosion occurred around noon along the road connecting Kala-Balge and Gamboru-Ngala, near the village of Furunduma, police spokesperson Nahum Daso told local media late Monday. “A van heading from Kala-Ba…
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