MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA // Twin bomb blasts have killed at least 18 people at a crowded mosque in north-east Nigerian, a self-defence fighter at the scene said.
The fighter was among rescuers who evacuated bodies while soldiers cordoned off the area. He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
It is the latest in a string of suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram extremists who have indiscriminately killed Christians and Muslims they accuse of not following their radical version of Shariah law.
The fighter said there appeared to be only one suicide bomber though “we all heard two explosions” around 5am in a mosque in the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, the biggest city in the northeast and the home of Boko Haram.
* Associated Press
