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At least 54 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri

At least 54 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri

By REUTERS

People inspect a damaged tricycle at the site of a bomb explosion in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Friday, July 31, 2015 . A woman suicide bomber killed many people at a crowded market early Friday in a blast that thundered across the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said. Photo: AP

MAIDUGURI: At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said on Monday. 'A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated IEDs (improvised explosive devices) at a mosque in Ajilari and some insurgents also threw IEDs at a viewing centre. Total casualty figure is now 54,' Victor Isuku, a police spokesman in Maiduguri, said. A Nigerian army spokesman said on Sunday that three bombs had gone off.