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Three dead in Nigeria suicide attack

Feb 20 2013, 3:40pm CST | by

Abuja, Feb 21 (IANS) At least three people were killed and two injured in a suicide bomb attack Wednesday in Nigeria's Maiduguri city, Xinhua reported. The dead included the suicide bomber.

Abuja, Feb 21 — At least three people were killed and two injured in a suicide bomb attack Wednesday in Nigeria's Maiduguri city, Xinhua reported. The dead included the suicide bomber. The suicide...

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Nigeria hit by Moses & Uche injuries

Source: BBC News  |   May 21 2013, 4:46am CDT

By Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport, Lagos Injuries to Victor Moses and Kalu Uche have left Nigeria short of attackers for June's World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup in Brazil. The pair's withdrawal from the sq ...

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Three dead in Nigeria suicide attack

Feb 20 2013, 3:40pm CST | by

Abuja, Feb 21 (IANS) At least three people were killed and two injured in a suicide bomb attack Wednesday in Nigeria's Maiduguri city, Xinhua reported. The dead included the suicide bomber.

Abuja, Feb 21 — At least three people were killed and two injured in a suicide bomb attack Wednesday in Nigeria's Maiduguri city, Xinhua reported. The dead included the suicide bomber.

The suicide bomber, suspected of links to the Boko Haram sect, targeted a patrol team in morning at post office round about in Maiduguri metropolis, said Sagir Musa, spokesperson for the Joint Task Force.

Maiduguri, located in Nigeria's northeastern region, is a Boko Haram flashpoint, where the Nigerian government had to impose curfews following a wave of militant attacks.

The Human Rights Watch, in its latest report said, over 1,500 people, including women and children, have been killed in various attacks by the Boko Haram sect since 2009.

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