Dozens of worshippers were killed when two suicide bombers
blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been
hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
“All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one
escaped,” said Muhtari Ahmadu, a trader near the scene. “We counted 42 dead
bodies outside the mosque,” added Amadu Marte, a vigilante supporting the
security forces in the fight against the Islamist Boko Haram group.
Borno state police confirmed that the mosque was hit by twin
bombings but gave a lower toll of about 14 dead. Following the explosions, the
mosque collapsed and injured “many people praying”, the police said in a
statement.
Dozens
of worshippers were killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up
in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit
repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
“All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped,” said
Muhtari Ahmadu, a trader near the scene. “We counted 42 dead bodies
outside the mosque,” added Amadu Marte, a vigilante supporting the
security forces in the fight against the Islamist Boko Haram group.
Borno state police confirmed that the mosque was hit by twin bombings
but gave a lower toll of about 14 dead. Following the explosions, the
mosque collapsed and injured “many people praying”, the police said in a
statement.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/dozens-killed-as-suicide-bombers-hit-nigeria-mosque/#sthash.YQ4PdRuy.dpuf Dozens of worshippers were killed when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri which has been hit repeatedly by Boko Haram militants, witnesses said.
“All the people in the mosque died. Not a single one escaped,” said Muhtari Ahmadu, a trader near the scene. “We counted 42 dead bodies outside the mosque,” added Amadu Marte, a vigilante supporting the security forces in the fight against the Islamist Boko Haram group.
Borno state police confirmed that the mosque was hit by twin bombings but gave a lower toll of about 14 dead. Following the explosions, the mosque collapsed and injured “many people praying”, the police said in a statement.