Members of a civilian defense
group said Tuesday more than 100 people were killed in
coordinated bombings by Islamic extremists in northeastern
Nigeria on Sunday.
Members of the civilian defense group said about 80 people
died in four blasts in Maiduguri, the capital of the
northeastern Borno state.
An official from Maryam Tijjani General Hospital in
Maiduguri on Tuesday said that 28 bodies were brought to the
morgue Monday night from a suicide attack at Monguno market, 134
kilometers (83 miles) from Maiduguri.
The officials insisted on anonymity for fear of government
reprisals.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
they are believed to be by the Islamic extremist group Boko
Haram, which frequently uses bombings in its 6-year-old
insurgency blamed for the deaths of 20,000 people.
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