Multiple bomb blasts have hit Damaturu, capital of Yobe State in Nigeria’s troubled North-East. The attacks are believed to have been the handiwork of suicide bombers working for Boko Haram terrorist group. The terrorists targetted Buhari Housing Estate in Damaturu.
A Channels TV report said the attacks left 16 people dead.
“The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital,” the report said.
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