Blast Kills 3, Injures 19 at Nigeria Market

Reuters
By Reuters
April 21, 2022Africa
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Blast Kills 3, Injures 19 at Nigeria Market
Nigerian Army soldiers are seen driving on a military vehicle in Ngamdu, Nigeria, on Nov. 3, 2020. (Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images)

ABUJA—Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria’s Taraba state in the east of the country, local police said on Wednesday.

Nigeria is plagued by insecurity as armed gangs and Islamist terrorists carry out attacks against communities and security targets in northern parts of the country.

Usman Abdullahi, police spokesman for Taraba, said the blast in the rural Iware community occurred on Tuesday at a drinking spot in a section of a busy market, leaving three dead and more than a dozen people with injuries.

“It is suspected to have been caused by improvised explosive device that detonated. Investigations are ongoing,” Abdullahi told Reuters via a phone message.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

By Camillus Eboh

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