Bomb Blasts Kill 55 in Northeast Nigerian City of Maiduguri
- More than 80 people injured by three explosions in Maiduguri
- Explosions hit a mosque, dining area and computer center
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At least 55 people were killed by three bomb blasts in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, according to a local hospital official.
The bombs that detonated at about 7:20 p.m. also injured 85 people, Tunde Sotanmi, the security chief of the State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri, told reporters in the city on Monday. Casualties may continue to rise, he said.