February 05, 2026 11:12 am (IST)
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Nigeria: Multiple blasts hit Maiduguri, 50 killed
Maiduguri, Mar 7 (IBNS): At least 50 people were killed and more than 55 others were hurt as at least five blasts rocked Nigeria's Maiduguri city on Saturday, media reports said.
"Two crowded markets and a busy bus station were targeted by suicide bombers," a witnesses was quoted as saying by BBC.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The city was once militant group Boko Haram's stronghold.
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