Bombing at Nigeria mosque kills at least 50
A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the region's deadliest assaults in years.
President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted that he was "saddened by the very cruel and dastardly suicide bombing attack." Police spokesman Othman Abubakar told The Associated Press they were "still trying to ascertain the number of injured because they are in various hospitals."
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, suspicion immediately fell on the Boko Haram extremist group. The group is based in neighboring Borno state and has been blamed for scores of similar attacks over the years. Tuesday's attack was the first since Mubi town was liberated from Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Boko Haram increasingly has been using teenagers or young women as bombers, many of whom have been abducted.
