Tag: Suicide Bombers
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Two female suicide bombers killed, one arrested
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed around Gamboru Ngala have successfully averted what would have been a major devastating suicide attack carried out by three female Boko Haram terrorists against innocent citizens in Gamboru town in Gamboru Ngala LGA of Borno State in the early hours of Tuesday. A statement by Col Onyema Nwachukwu, Spokesman…
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BREAKING: 15 dead, 53 injured after two suicide bombers attack Borno
Borno state police command has confirmed that, 15 persons have been killed, including two suicide bombers that attacked Biu Market in Biu local government area of Borno state, northeast, Nigeria. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Victor Isuku said, the number of injured persons stood at 53. The statement reads: “Today 2/2/2017…
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12 killed, several others injured as suicide bombers attack Borno
Suspected suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and injured 26 others on Monday in a village, near Konduga in Borno State. The blasts occurred in the Konduga area, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, both of which have been repeatedly targeted by the jihadist group. Recall that on August…
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Suicide bombers injure eight at NDLEA checkpoint in Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers on Friday evening attacked a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency checkpoint in Maiduguri, losing their lives and injuring eight persons. Among those injured was an official of the NDLEA. The spokesman for the police in Borno State, Victor Isuku, in a press statement on Saturday said, “Yesterday, at about 1738hrs, two female…
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Suicide bombers, heroic dogs die in foiled Boko Haram attack
Two dogs on Friday foiled an attempt by two suicide bombers to detonate bombs at the Moloi General Hospital in Maiduguri, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The foiled attack is the latest in a string of deadly attacks on soft targets by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria’s northeast, the hotbed of the…
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Two dead as suicide bombers attack UNIMAID students’ hostel
Three male suicide bombers on Friday attacked the students’ hostel of the University of Maiduguri. TheNewsGuru.com gathers that the attack was, however, repelled by security operatives at the University. An eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, said the suicide bombers attacked the new male hostel block (A) of the institution. He said the attackers entered the…
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Suicide bombers attack army in refugee camp, injure seven
Five suicide bombers blew themselves up on Friday during raids on two refugee camps in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, injuring seven soldiers, the army said. The attack occurred in the morning when soldiers were conducting raids in the border town of Arsal. According to the army, the raids to arrest terrorists and…
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Nigeria’s 10 million out-of-school children may become suicide bombers – Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said having over 10 million children in Nigeria out of school is not only alarming but a ticking time bomb. He warned that the children could “constitute the next generation of suicide bombers and militant terrorists.” Saraki also said the National Assembly was ready to partner with stakeholders…
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12 dead, several injured as suicide bombers attack parliament building in Iran
Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more. The assault on the parliament building appears to be over, after hours of intermittent, audible gunfire there. A suicide bomber died at the mausoleum. Iranian officials say they managed to foil…
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3 suicide bombers die attempting to enter varsity
Three Suicide bombers have been confirmed dead in the early hours of Friday in Maiduguri, Borno while attempting to enter some locations in the University of Maiduguri. Mr Sani Datti, Head of Media and Public Relations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Datti said…