At least seven killed in Borno market suicide blast
A bomb has today 12th of February 2015 gone off in a crowded market in Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state, it has emerged.
As a result of the blast, several people were killed, many others injured according to witnesses.
As at press time, injured persons and corpses were being evacuated to hospital according to witnesses.
Today is a market day in Biu and the market was very crowded when the bomb went off.
According to Vanguard reports:
At least seven people were killed and 20 injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a busy market in the town of Biu, northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Thursday.
“I counted seven people (dead) at the spot and more than 20 others are seriously bleeding. Shops were also affected by the… blast,” said Zakka Emmanuel who was at the scene.
Trader Auwal Yusuf gave an identical toll and both said that the bomber may have been disguised as a passenger in a van loaded with goods and people.
“There has been a suicide attack by a female suicide bomber in the market this afternoon,” said Babagani Ali, who lives in the Borno state town 180 kilometres (110 miles) south of state capital Maiduguri.
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