A sack of home-made bombs found at
an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded Tuesday, killing 63 people
in northeast Nigeria.
The civilians were patrolling when they came across the bag
of metallic objects and carried them to the nearby town of
Monguno, where they exploded.
Many curious people had gathered to inspect the objects
when they detonated.
Nigeria's homegrown extremists routinely use improvised
explosive devices in their attacks.
Boko Haram had taken control of a large swath of northeast
Nigeria until a multinational force this year forced them out
of towns and villages.
Nigeria's military says the extremists are confined to the
Sambisa Forest.
Bombings and hit-and-run attacks continue, however.
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