Nigeria, three suicide assaults: 23 lifeless and 108 injured | EUROtoday

At least 23 individuals died and over 100 have been injured in a triple suicide bombing occurred through the evening Maiduguriin Northeast Nigeria. This was reported by the Borno state police.

The explosions occurred round 7.24pm native time in a market, on the entrance to the college hospital and close to an vital building web site. «Preliminary investigations point out that the incidents have been the work of suspected suicide bombers. Unfortunately 23 individuals misplaced their lives and 108 have been injured,” the police said.

The injured were evacuated to area hospitals, where they are being treated. Security forces have isolated the affected areas and launched clearance operations to exclude further threats, while the security situation remains strengthened. Several armed groups operate in the north-east of Nigeria, including Boko Haram and his faction Iswap.

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