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Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Two female suicide bombers hit market in Maiduguri, at least 27 dead and 45 injured

Dozens of traders and passerby were today (Tuesday) killed near Maiduguri main market when two suspected female suicide bombers dressed in full hijab detonated bombs hidden under their garments.

The explosions occurred at about 11:20 a.m. at a crowded Maiduguri commercial area called One-Way.  At least 27 people have been confirmed dead while 45 are said to be injured.
 

According to witness’s account, there was a first explosion that killed three women before the second one exploded and killed many persons who gathered at the scene of the first blast.

“We cannot say immediately the actual number of the dead casualties, until we put together the figures later,” Mr. Aji said. “We have many people that are seriously injured after the two blast.” 

“One of them detonated herself and about three persons – all women – were killed, and minutes after that when people came round to see what happened, another bomb went off after a girl screamed and many people, over 30 of them got killed.

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