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Nigeria police say at least 50 killed in mosque bombing

LAGOS, Nigeria – 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.

 

Bloody debris covered the floor inside the mosque in Mubi town in Adamawa state where worshippers had arrived around 5 am. Outside, people gathered around the dead.

 

Police spokesman Othman Abubakar said 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.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.21.17, 15:47