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Suicide bombing kills 50 in Nigeria | Suicide bombing kills 50 in Nigeria |
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At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Mubi, police say. | |
The mosque was packed with worshippers during morning prayers when the bomber struck in Adamawa state. | |
Witness Abubakar Sule told AFP news agency that it appears the bomber was part of the congregation. | |
No-one has said they were behind the bombing but the Islamist militants Boko Haram typically target crowded places in northern Nigeria. | |
Some 20,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency. | |
The BBC's Ishaq Khalid reports Boko Haram militants have recently stepped up suicide bombings in Nigeria's north-east after the military recaptured territories previously controlled by the group. | |
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