Nigeria Blasts in Northeast Town Kills Dozens, Residents Say

Twin explosions at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Thursday left dozens of people dead, according to local residents.

“I saw rescue workers and security agents mobilizing to evacuate the dead and injured,” said Ali Chiroma. A market trader, Shehu Bamanga, said by phone that he counted more than 20 bodies. Another trader, Mallam Ibrahim Mohammed, said as many as 50 people died.