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Nigeria: At least 18 people killed, 48 others injured in bomb blasts in Borno

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Nigeria:  At least 18 people were killed and 48 others were injured in bomb blasts in Nigeria's northeast Borno state citing the state's emergency services.
The first blast occurred at a wedding ceremony at about 3 pm (local time) on Saturday.

Then, another blast took place at General Hospital Gwoza and a third at a funeral.

Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Director General Barkindo Muhammad Saidu Barkindo Muhammad Saidu visited the site of the incident in Gwoza Town.

According to Borno State Emergency Management Agency-SEMA, men, women and children were among the deceased, the report said. No further details were provided regarding the incident. (with Agency inputs)

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