Damaturu

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  Boko Haram Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts

  At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.

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  6 Killed by Female Suicide Bomber in Northeast Nigeria: Witnesses

  A young female suicide bomber killed at least six people and injured at least 28 others outside the main bus station in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damaturu today, witnesses said.

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  Female Suicide Bomber Kills 19 at Northern Nigeria Market

  A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing 19 people and wounding 47, the emergency response agency said.

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  At Least 15 Dead After Blast at Market in Northern Nigeria: Police

  A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu today, killing at least 15 people, a police spokesman said.

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  Killed in Suicide Bomb on Edge of Nigeria's Damaturu City

  At least two people were killed on today by a car suicide bomb at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state in northern Nigeria, witnesses and a hospital source said.

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  At Least 13 Dead as Nigerian Girls Launch Triple Suicide Bombings

  At least 13 people were killed in the Nigerian city of Damaturu today in three suicide attacks carried out by girls as residents prepared for the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, police said.

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  2 Dead in Double Blast in Northeast Nigeria: Residents

  At least two people have been killed in twin explosions in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, residents said on today.

• Death Toll Rises to 13 in Northeast Nigeria Attack Says Police

  Thirteen people have now died as a result of a female suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, police said today.

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  Nigerian City on Alert After Boko Haram Advance

  Mohammed Bako stared out at the teeming Jimeta market in Nigeria's Yola city, looking for anything suspicious amongst the hawkers selling cheap phones and cars attempting near impossible turns down narrow alleys.

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  Explosions, Gunfire in Nigeria's Damaturu City: Residents

  Explosions and gunfire rocked the north Nigerian city of Damaturu on Monday, in a suspected Boko Haram attack that targeted police, residents told AFP.

• At Least 13 Killed in Bombing of Nigeria World Cup Viewing Venue

  At least 13 people including young children were killed when a bomb tore through a venue in northeast Nigeria where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup soccer match, witnesses said.

• Explosion Hits World Cup Viewing Area in Northeast Nigeria

  An explosion rocked a venue in the town of Damaturu in northeast Nigeria where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup soccer match on Tuesday, a security source said.

• Suspected Islamist militants kill 85 in northeast Nigeria

  Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 85 people in northeastern Nigeria, witnesses and officials said on Sunday, in a further setback to President Goodluck Jonathan's military campaign.

• Gunmen kill students as they sleep in Nigerian college

  Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said.