Twin bomb blasts has been reported in Damaturu, Yobe
state at the praying ground, where Muslim worshippers had gathered for the
Eid-el-Fitri prayers. Death toll as at press time is 10. “The bomb was targeted
at the prayer ground in the area and several persons that were injured were
taken to General Hospital.”
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the
blasts, but such incidents are usually blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram. On
Thursday, some 50 people were killed in bomb attacks at a market in Gombe,
around 200 km (120 miles) from Damaturu. Damaturu city experienced two suicide
bomb attacks in May.
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