Over 30 killed in Nigeria triple suicide bombings

Over 30 killed in Nigeria triple suicide bombings

Over 30 people died and 42 were injured in a triple suicide attacks in a restive area of northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Monday.

AgenciesUpdated: Monday, June 17, 2019, 09:42 PM IST
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Lethpora: Security personnel inspect the site of suicide bomb attack at Lethpora area, in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. At least 37 CRPF personnel were killed yesterday in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. (PTI Photo/S Irfan)(PTI2_15_2019_000031B) |

Abuja: Over 30 people died and 42 were injured in a triple suicide attacks in a restive area of northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Monday. The attacks were carried out late on Sunday evening in Mandarari in Borno, which borders Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Three people—two women and a man—carrying homemade explosives blew themselves up at a centre where people had gathered to watch television, the country’s State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) was cited as saying by Efe news.

Usman Kachala, SEMA Search and Rescue Operations Director, visited the site of the incident and said that 17 people were killed instantly at the scene. The rest of the victims died later after they did not receive medical treatment because the Army had cordoned off the area, Kachala told reporters.

It was not clear who was responsible for the attacks but the state of Borno is frequently targeted by the extremist group Boko Haram, which regularly uses women and men as suicide bombers.

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