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Haruna Umar

Multiple people killed and ‘more than 200 injured’ in Nigeria bombings, authorities say

An ambulance is seen at the hospital following a bomb blast in Maiduguri, Nigeria - (AP Photo)

Scores of people have been killed and injured after bombs detonated in at least three locations across northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state on Monday night, emergency services reported, suggesting the attacks were possible suicide bombings.

The blasts rocked Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, a region that has endured a decade-long insurgency by the homegrown jihadi group Boko Haram.

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