2 explosions leave 13 dead in northeast Nigeria
Two separate bomb blasts at a marketplace and a military checkpoint in northeastern Nigeria have left over a dozen people dead.
The first bombing was carried out on Thursday in a crowded market in the village of Malari, outside the city of Maiduguri. At least 10 people were killed in the explosion.
Minutes later, a taxi blew up at a military checkpoint, killing two passengers and a security officer.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Violence has claimed more than 160 lives in the country over the past week.
In the deadliest attack, militants targeted several mosques in the northeastern town of Kukawa on June 30 and shot dead nearly 100 worshipers.
The Takfiri Boko Haram militant group has been the main perpetrator of such terrorist attacks in various parts of Nigeria over the past few years. The terrorist group has stepped up its attacks since Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in late May.
President Buhari, who is a former army general, has vowed to crack down on Boko Haram and eliminate the terrorist group.
Boko Haram’s reign of terror began in Nigeria in 2009 and has claimed the lives of some 15,000 people over the past six years.
XLS/HSN/HJL
Nigerian security agents plan fresh attacks on followers of Sheikh Zakzaky in Abuja: Report
Nearly 20 killed as Nigerian forces attack Quds Day demonstration in Abuja
At least 13 killed in Nigeria protests against economic crisis
US airstrike on Yemeni capital kills 8 people
VIDEO | Iran multilayered diplomacy
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
Iran more than halved its power grid losses to 10% in 16 years: Expert
Abbas names likely successor in move deemed ‘illegitimate, divisive’
Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian school in occupied West Bank
VIDEO | Israeli forces tighten siege on Jenin refugee camp
Iran restores operations at its largest container port after explosion
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
