Suspected suicide bomber kills self, injures two others in northern Nigeria


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  • Tuesday, 19 Mar 2024

ABUJA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing himself and injuring two others, late Sunday in Nigeria's northern state of Borno, the police said Monday.

The suspected bomber was heading to a crowded mosque in the Biu local government area during evening prayer when the IED went off a few meters away from his intended target, injuring two passers-by, Daso Nahum, the state police spokesman, told reporters in Maiduguri, the state capital.

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