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| Nigeria school assembly hit by bomb attack leaving at least 48 dead | |
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| A school in Nigeria has been hit by a bomb attack during a school assembly and at least 48 people have been killed, according to a morgue worker and residents, with the number likely to rise. | |
| Reports of the number of dead and injured are conflicting and remain unconfirmed however, and Reuters news agency reports that a hospital official has stated the number of people killed is 35, with most of them students. | |
| The morgue worker said the attack is the result of a suicide bomb attack. | The morgue worker said the attack is the result of a suicide bomb attack. |
| The explosion happened at a boy’s science and technical school in the north-east Nigerian town of Potiskum in the Yobe state. | The explosion happened at a boy’s science and technical school in the north-east Nigerian town of Potiskum in the Yobe state. |
| Students at the Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School were rushed to hospital on Monday following the attack during a morning assembly. | Students at the Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School were rushed to hospital on Monday following the attack during a morning assembly. |
| A teacher at the school has told Reuters news agency that at least 20 have been killed in the attack. | A teacher at the school has told Reuters news agency that at least 20 have been killed in the attack. |
| “As it stands now, we have taken about 20 dead bodies to the hospital. There are some that are critically injured and I am sure the death toll will rise,” the teacher at the school said, asking to remain anonymous. | “As it stands now, we have taken about 20 dead bodies to the hospital. There are some that are critically injured and I am sure the death toll will rise,” the teacher at the school said, asking to remain anonymous. |
| A medic at the hospital told AFP its priority was to save the injured and that a headcount of the victims had not yet been taken. | A medic at the hospital told AFP its priority was to save the injured and that a headcount of the victims had not yet been taken. |
| No militant group has yet taken responsibility for the attack, but Boko Haram is likely to be blamed. The militant group’s name means “Western education is a sin” and it has previously attacked schools in its campaign to establish an Islamic state in the country. | |
| The attack comes just days after a suicide bomber killed at least seven people in the north-east Nigerian town of Azare on Friday. | |
| The attack, which happened outside a commercial bank, is suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram as the group has previously targeted the area. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |