At least 32
people are dead and about 80 people are hurt after an explosion in the Nigerian
city of Yola.
The blast took
place at a fruit and vegetable market near a main road, Al Jazeera reports.
No one claimed
responsibility, but the news agency reports that the blame will likely be
placed on Boko Haram, the group that has killed thousands as it attempts to
promote Islamic law in Nigeria.
Tuesday
night's blast breaks a three-week hiatus in bombings after a string of suicide
attacks culminated in twin explosions in mosques in two northeastern cities
that killed 42 people and wounded more than 100 on Oct. 23.
One of the
mosques attacked was in Yola, capital of Adamawa state, where the blast took
place Tuesday night.
The dead and
the injured were evacuated to hospitals, Sa'ad Bello, coordinator of the
National Emergency Management Agency, told the Associated Press.
Most victims
were vendors and passers-by, said Deputy Superintendent Othman Abubakar, the
police spokesman for Adamawa state.
Nigeria's
military has reported foiling several suicide bombers recently and killing and
capturing insurgents as it destroys Boko Haram camps in air raids and ground
attacks.
Some 20,000
people have been killed in the 6-year-old Islamic uprising that has spread to
neighboring countries.
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