At least 18 people were killed and 42 others were wounded in multiple bombings in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno on Saturday. The suspected female suicide bombers attacked people at a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in the town of Gwoza. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
At least six people were killed in an initial attack that took place in the afternoon at a wedding, according to police reports. The explosives were detonated by a woman carrying a baby on her back, a police spokesman said.
Another attack occurred during the first prayers for the dead at the wedding, and a third attack occurred near a hospital. At least 42 people were injured in the attacks, according to the Borno Civil Protection Authority. Nineteen seriously injured people were taken to the regional capital Maiduguri, and 23 others were still awaiting evacuation.
Borno State is the center of a 15-year Islamist insurgency in Nigeria that has killed thousands of people and forced millions from their homes. The Islamist militia Boko Haram and a splinter group, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), are the most active militant groups in Borno’s rural hinterland.
Source: Krone
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