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2020 Gamboru bombing
LocationGamboru, Borno State, Nigeria
Date6 January 2020
TargetCivilians
WeaponsImprovised explosive device
Deaths38
Injured30

At about 5pm on 6 January 2020, a bomb exploded at a market in Gamboru, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1][2] The market is located on a bridge which connects Gamboru to Fotokol, Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region, Cameroon.[1] The bombing killed at least 30 people and injured over 35 others.[1][2] No group claimed responsibility.[1][2] Jihadist group Boko Haram often carry out attacks in the region, their insurgency having caused over 35,000 deaths since it began in 2009.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nigeria hit by deadly bomb attack near Cameroon". Deutsche Welle. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Thomson Reuters (6 January 2020). "30 killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 10 January 2019. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ siteadmin (2020-01-07). "Bomb Explosion Kills 32, Injures Over 35 Persons In Borno". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. ^ "30 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Bomb Blast on Crowded Bridge". Voice of America. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

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