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| 'Thirty killed' in Nigeria suicide attack | 'Thirty killed' in Nigeria suicide attack |
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| At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Madagali in Adamawa state, the army says. | At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Madagali in Adamawa state, the army says. |
| Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market, an army spokesman told AFP news agency. | Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market, an army spokesman told AFP news agency. |
| No group has said it was behind the attack. | No group has said it was behind the attack. |
| But Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been waging a seven-year insurgency against the government and often uses suicide bombers. | |
| Dozens of others were wounded in the attack, army spokesman Major Badare Akintoye told AFP. | Dozens of others were wounded in the attack, army spokesman Major Badare Akintoye told AFP. |
| Boko Haram occupied the town for several months until it was retaken by the military last year. | Boko Haram occupied the town for several months until it was retaken by the military last year. |