Twin Blasts Kill At Least 35 In Nigeria

At least 35 people were killed following two explosions in a crowded neighbourhood of Nigeria's restless northeastern city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists, police said Sunday. He did not give further details on the attack which occurred on Saturday in the city's Gomari district.

 

Witnesses said the final death toll could rise and as many as 50 people may have been killed and dozens of houses razed in the blasts. "I assisted in pulling dead bodies from the rubble of destroyed homes after the attack last night," said one resident of the area who did not want to be named. "We took 50 bodies to the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital with the help of soldiers and the police," he said. "The bodies included men, women and children. There is so much panic in the area which is mostly deserted. Most people have fled their homes," he added.