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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 eight 15 have been killed in an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses say.
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."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 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. Reuters news agency quoted witnesses as saying that at least eight people were killed in the attack, suspected to have been carried out by a suicide bomber.
Several vehicles had been damaged, it reports. Cars and taxis, which were unloading passengers and goods, were wrecked, it reports.
"I saw police and troops picking out victims," said Alakija Olatunde, a student who rushed to the scene.
On Monday night, Nigeria's military said it had raided a Boko Haram intelligence unit thought to be linked to the abduction of the schoolgirls in April from Chibok town, also in the north-eastern Borno state.
The cell leader Babuji Ya'ari was arrested, a military statement said.
Mr Ya'ari had been actively involved in the seizure of the girls as well as the killing in May of a traditional leader, the emir of Gwoza, the statement added.
Mr Ya'ari has not yet commented on the allegations.
More than 2,000 people have been killed this year in attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants.
Who are Boko Haram?