At least 26 killed in Nigeria mosque bomb attack
(VOVworld) - At least 26 people were killed and 28 were injured in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, the capital of the Borno state.
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The road to the Monday Market is blocked on March 7, 2015 after a blast in Maiduguri
(Photo: AFP/Tunji Omirin)
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Aderemi Opadokun, the Borno Police Commissioner, said a suicide bomber strapped with IED exploded himself in Alhaji Haruna Mosque when Muslim followers were starting their afternoon prayer. No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the deadly blast. Relevant agencies are carrying out an investigation.
Earlier residents in the Dala suburb south of Maiduguri heard the sound of rocket-propelled grenades being fired in succession as Boko Haram fighters tried to advance towards the city. Several houses were destroyed as Islamist gunmen fired indiscriminately in Dala and two neighboring suburbs. A death toll for the overnight attack was not immediately available, but residents reported corpses being taken from homes.