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| Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Deadly bomb hits Maiduguri | Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Deadly bomb hits Maiduguri |
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| At least five people have been killed in an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a witness has told the BBC. | At least five people have been killed in an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a witness has told the BBC. |
| The explosives were reportedly hidden in a vehicle carrying charcoal. | The explosives were reportedly hidden in a vehicle carrying charcoal. |
| No group has said it carried out the attack but Maiduguri is the epicentre of the violent campaign waged by militant group Boko Haram. | No group has said it carried out the attack but Maiduguri is the epicentre of the violent campaign waged by militant group Boko Haram. |
| Earlier, the Nigerian army said it had broken up a Boko Haram cell linked to the abduction of 200 schoolgirls. | Earlier, the Nigerian army said it had broken up a Boko Haram cell linked to the abduction of 200 schoolgirls. |
| "A van loaded with charcoal and IED [improvised explosive device] exploded at Monday Market in Maiduguri this morning. The location has been cordoned," the defence headquarters said on its Twitter account. | |
| The vehicle exploded into a huge fireball, AFP news agency quotes a witness as saying. | |
| The BBC's Habiba Adamu reports from the capital, Abuja, that a resident who visited the scene counted five bodies while another resident said the number of dead was higher. | The BBC's Habiba Adamu reports from the capital, Abuja, that a resident who visited the scene counted five bodies while another resident said the number of dead was higher. |
| The driver of the vehicle was believed to be among those killed or wounded, Reuters news agency reports. | The driver of the vehicle was believed to be among those killed or wounded, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Several vehicles had been damaged, it reports. | Several vehicles had been damaged, it reports. |