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| Nigeria suicide bombing kills 50 in Adamawa state | Nigeria suicide bombing kills 50 in Adamawa state |
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| At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern Nigerian state of Adamawa, police say. | At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern Nigerian state of Adamawa, police say. |
| A bomber struck inside a mosque packed with worshippers during morning prayers in the town of Mubi. | A bomber struck inside a mosque packed with worshippers during morning prayers in the town of Mubi. |
| Witness Abubakar Sule told AFP news agency that it appeared the bomber was part of the congregation. | Witness Abubakar Sule told AFP news agency that it appeared 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. | 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. | Some 20,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency. |
| The BBC's Ishaq Khalid reports that Boko Haram militants have recently stepped up suicide bombings in Nigeria's north-east after the military recaptured territories previously controlled by the group. | The BBC's Ishaq Khalid reports that Boko Haram militants have recently stepped up suicide bombings in Nigeria's north-east after the military recaptured territories previously controlled by the group. |
| At least 45 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the same state last December. | At least 45 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in the same state last December. |
| In that attack two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market. | In that attack two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market. |
| Boko Haram at a glance | |
| Who are Boko Haram? | |
| 'How I almost became a suicide bomber' |