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47 dead in market bomb blast in NE Nigeria

At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said. "We have received at least 47 dead bodies and at least 50 with injuries from the Sabon Gari mark

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Published 11 August 2015, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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47 dead in market bomb blast in NE Nigeria

At least 47 people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast Tuesday a part of northeast Nigeria frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists, a medical source and witnesses said.

"We have received at least 47 dead bodies and at least 50 with injuries from the Sabon Gari market where there was a blast this afternoon," a nurse at Biu General Hospital in Borno state said.

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