A bomb blast in Damaturu, the capital of northern Nigeria’s Yobe State, has killed at least seven people.
The bomb exploded at a busy market near a bus station in the early hour of Saturday.
At least 27 people were wounded, many critically, and ambulances continued to bring in the injured.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but it bore the hallmark of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has been fighting a six-year insurgency in a bid to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
Boko Haram took over a territory larger than Belgium last year, killing thousands of …Read More
Source:: New Mail
