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| Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Many dead in Gombe bombing | Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Many dead in Gombe bombing |
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| Reports from Nigeria say at least two bombs have ripped through two bus stations in the northern city of Gombe. | Reports from Nigeria say at least two bombs have ripped through two bus stations in the northern city of Gombe. |
| At least 29 people have been killed in the blasts, a Red Cross official told the Reuters news agency. | At least 29 people have been killed in the blasts, a Red Cross official told the Reuters news agency. |
| Earlier in the day, suicide bombers killed at least 11 people in neighbouring Cameroon. | Earlier in the day, suicide bombers killed at least 11 people in neighbouring Cameroon. |
| At least 49 people were killed in blasts at a market in Gombe last week. That attack was blamed on Boko Haram militants. | At least 49 people were killed in blasts at a market in Gombe last week. That attack was blamed on Boko Haram militants. |
| The Islamist group, which often targets northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks since President Muhammudu Buhari took office in May. | The Islamist group, which often targets northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks since President Muhammudu Buhari took office in May. |
| No group has said it is behind Wednesday evening's attacks, although Boko Haram has targeted bus stations in the city before. | No group has said it is behind Wednesday evening's attacks, although Boko Haram has targeted bus stations in the city before. |
| It is feared that the Gombe death toll will rise with reports of dozens of people injured. | It is feared that the Gombe death toll will rise with reports of dozens of people injured. |
| One witness told the AFP news agency that he had counted 30 dead bodies at one of the bus stations. | One witness told the AFP news agency that he had counted 30 dead bodies at one of the bus stations. |
| Last year, Boko Haram took control of a large area of north-eastern Nigeria and declared a caliphate (a state governed in accordance with Islamic law). | Last year, Boko Haram took control of a large area of north-eastern Nigeria and declared a caliphate (a state governed in accordance with Islamic law). |
| Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, including Cameroon, has recaptured most of the territory, but in recent weeks there has been an upsurge in suicide attacks. | Nigeria's military, backed by troops from neighbouring countries, including Cameroon, has recaptured most of the territory, but in recent weeks there has been an upsurge in suicide attacks. |
| Cameroon attack | Cameroon attack |
| Hours before the attack in Gombe, suicide bombers targeted Maroua in northern Cameroon. The attack left at least 11 people dead and injured dozens more. | Hours before the attack in Gombe, suicide bombers targeted Maroua in northern Cameroon. The attack left at least 11 people dead and injured dozens more. |
| A local source told AFP news agency the bombers were two young girls who had disguised themselves as beggars. | A local source told AFP news agency the bombers were two young girls who had disguised themselves as beggars. |
| One of the bombers detonated the explosives at the city's central market, in what is the second such attack in the past week. | One of the bombers detonated the explosives at the city's central market, in what is the second such attack in the past week. |
| The authorities have now extended a ban on wearing burkas to include the commercial capital Douala. | The authorities have now extended a ban on wearing burkas to include the commercial capital Douala. |
| Previously the ban had only been in place in the country's Far North region, after two suicide bomb attacks there earlier this month. | Previously the ban had only been in place in the country's Far North region, after two suicide bomb attacks there earlier this month. |
| The Cameroonian army uses the town of Maroua as the headquarters for its operations against Boko Haram, as part of a multinational force battling the militants in neighbouring parts of Nigeria. | The Cameroonian army uses the town of Maroua as the headquarters for its operations against Boko Haram, as part of a multinational force battling the militants in neighbouring parts of Nigeria. |
| President Paul Biya has described the attacks as "cowardly and ignoble". | President Paul Biya has described the attacks as "cowardly and ignoble". |
| According to Amnesty International, at least 17,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since Boko Haram launched its uprising in 2009. | According to Amnesty International, at least 17,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since Boko Haram launched its uprising in 2009. |
| The group is still holding many women, girls and children captive, including 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April last year. | The group is still holding many women, girls and children captive, including 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April last year. |
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