Nigeria: Several Killed in Series of Suicide Attacks in Nigeria

17 July 2015

Two suicide bombers, an elderly woman and a 10-year-old girl, have killed at least 12 people in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu as worshippers gathered to mark the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, a military spokesman has said.

The pair detonated their bombs at around 06:40 GMT on Friday as worshippers queued for security screening to enter an open-air praying area in Layin Gwange, Damaturu, Colonel Sani Usman told the Reuters news agency.

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