Sunday 11 January 2015

Child suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria

By Lanre Ola and Isaac Abrak MAIDUGURI/KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A bomb strapped to a girl aged around 10 years old exploded in a busy market place in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 20, security sources said. "The explosive devices were wrapped around her body and the girl looked no more than 10 years old," a police source said. Maiduguri, the capital of northern Borno state, lies in the heartland of an insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, and is often hit by bomb attacks. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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