Nigeria: Blast Kills Many People in Maiduguri Market

Maiduguri — A heavy explosion of a bomb concealed in charcoal loaded in a rickety pickup van this morning killed many people at the Maiduguri Monday Market.

Witnesses said dozens of people were decapitated by the bomb which also destroyed shops, vehicles and tricycles.

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