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The attacks, which were unleashed by three to five bombers at different locations, resulted in the deaths of three to five [[civilian]] camp residents as well as themselves - and injured 20 people.<!--sources disagree on number of bombers & victims--><ref name="thisdaylive.com"/><ref name=":0" /> |
The attacks, which were unleashed by three to five bombers at different locations, resulted in the deaths of three to five [[civilian]] camp residents as well as themselves - and injured 20 people.<!--sources disagree on number of bombers & victims--><ref name="thisdaylive.com"/><ref name=":0" /> |
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No [[terrorist]] group claimed responsibility for the [[explosion]]s, but [[jihadist]] [[insurgent]] group [[Boko Haram]] - who attacked Maiduguri many times before - are believed to be responsible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/multiple-bomb-blasts-rock-nigeria-maiduguri-170322074812422.html/|title=Multiple bomb blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri|work=aljazeera.com}}</ref> |
No [[terrorist]] group claimed responsibility for the [[explosion]]s, but [[jihadist]] [[insurgent]] group [[Boko Haram]] - who attacked Maiduguri many times before - are believed to be responsible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/multiple-bomb-blasts-rock-nigeria-maiduguri-170322074812422.html/|title=Multiple bomb blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri|work=aljazeera.com|access-date=2017-03-23|archive-date=2020-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904195025/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/multiple-bomb-blasts-rock-nigeria-maiduguri-170322074812422.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 22 April 2024
| 2017 Maiduguri attack | |
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| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
 Location of Borno State in Nigeria | |
| Location | Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Date | March 22, 2017 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 20 |
On 22 March 2017, at approximately 4:30 a.m, a series of bomb blasts occurred in three locations in the Muna Garage area of Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1][2] The blasts occurred at the Muna Garage internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp.[3]
The attacks, which were unleashed by three to five bombers at different locations, resulted in the deaths of three to five civilian camp residents as well as themselves - and injured 20 people.[1][3]
No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the explosions, but jihadist insurgent group Boko Haram - who attacked Maiduguri many times before - are believed to be responsible.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Suicide bomber kills 10 in northeastern Nigeria market". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ CNBC (2017-03-22). "Blasts kill 4, injure 18 in northeastern Nigeria, police say". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ a b Ahovi, Isa Abdulsalami (23 March 2017). "Five suspected bombers, three IDPs die in Borno multiple blasts". Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ "Multiple bomb blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri". aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
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