Twin bomb attacks kill dozens in Nigerian market
Source: Deutsche Welle
Tuesday's attacks in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killed several people, with estimates from witnesses and health officials placing the number of dead between 30 and 45. One or possibly both of the bombings were carried out by women.
According to witnesses interviewed by news agencies, the first suicide bomber walked into the crowded market and detonated her explosives, although some reports indicate that the first set of explosives was stashed in a rickshaw. This killed about three people.
As a crowd gathered around the site of the first explosion, the second bomber then set off her explosives. Some witnesses reported that the second woman had wrapped up the explosives on her back, making it appear that she was carrying a baby using a common method in the area.
In July, a deadly attack that rocked the same market in Maiduguri was blamed on the Boko Haram militant group, which has been held responsible for similar attacks in Nigeria and will likely be blamed for Tuesday's blasts.
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