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2015 Borno bombing
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Location of Borno State in Nigeria
LocationBorno State, Nigeria
Date11 August 2015
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths47
Injured52
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The 2015 Borno bombing occurred on 11 August 2015 when a bomb killed at least 47 people and another 52 were injured in Borno State, Nigeria.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bomb killed 47 people and 51 were wounded in Borno State, Nigeria". Reuters. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Scores killed in Nigeria cattle market blast - Al Jazeera English". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Nigeria market blast 'kills at least 47 in Borno' - BBC News". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.