Suicide bomber hits Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing

The victims included five men and nine women who worked at the market, Manga said, adding that 74 people were injured.

The attack in Maiduguri happened at about 7:10 am (0610 GMT) Saturday as two bombers in a motorised rickshaw tried to get into the busy Borno Express Terminal but were deterred by heavy security.

Kano, Jul 11 (AFP) Eleven people were killed in a Boko Haram raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria, residents and a civilian vigilante assisting the military against the Islamists told AFP.

The blast Saturday morning came less than a month after suicide bombers on motorcycles attacked two buildings in N’Djamena, killing almost 40 people in the first assault of its kind since Islamic militants threatened the country earlier this year.

Chad banned full-face Islamic veils after twin suicide bombings in mid-June killed 33 people and wounded more than 100 in the capital.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a Maiduguri hospital during a visit by the vice president at the start of July and, a few days later, Boko Haram militants attacked the city from the outskirts.

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