Nigeria mosque suicide bombing kills dozens

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Nigeria mosque suicide bombing kills dozens

21.11.2017

At least 50 people are thought to have been killed in the Nigerian town of Mubi. There have been no claims of responsibility, although jihadi group Boko Haram is thought to be responsible, according to authorities.

A suicide bomber killed dozens of people and injured scores more outside a mosque in the Nigerian town of Mubi during Tuesday's morning prayers. Local police put the initial death toll at 50 people. According to police spokesman Othman Abubakar, the young perpitrator detonated the explosives while mingling among the crowds of worshippers. Abubakar added that many of the injured were receiving treatment nearby. Given the seriousness of the injuries, the death toll was expected to rise, he said.

Mubi is located in the northeastern region of Adamawa, which lies next to neighboring Borno states, where the jihadi group Boko Haram is based. Adamawa has been the scene of repeated attacks by insurgents in recent years. Boko Haram had even taken hold of the terriroty in 2014, but was pushed out by military troops the following year.
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