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8/25/2015

BREAKING NEWS:Pregnant woman, five others killed in Damaturu twin explosions

Firstclass newsline gathered that atleast six people, including two
suspected suicide bombers, have died in two bomb explosions that
occurred on Tuesday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital.
Yobe Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Toyin Gbadegeshin,
confirmed the incident to theNews Agency of Nigeria.
Gbadegeshin said three others were in critical condition, while 40
others, who sustained various degrees of injury, had been taken to
hospitals in the area.
He said one of the explosions involving a female suicide bomber of
about 12 years of age, happened at the entrance of the Damaturu main
motor park.
"The girl detonated the explosive at the screening centre of the motor
park gate, killing herself and four others, including a pregnant woman
and a baby.
"The other explosive went off at about the same time with the first
one at Pompomari, when a suspected male suicide bomber, sensing he
will be apprehended, ran into a nearby bush and the explosive went
off, killing him alone," the police spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Director of Press to Yobe Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Bego,
described the incident as "sad and unfortunate."
NAN reports that officials of the State Emergency Management Agency
and hospital staff were providing emergency support to the victims.
Firstclassnewsline.net

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