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30 dead in triple suicide bombing in Nigeria: emergency services

17 June 2019 13:33 (UTC +04:00)

Thirty people were killed in a triple suicide bombing attributed to Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria late Sunday, emergency services reported, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.

"The death toll from the attack has so far increased to 30. We have over 40 people injured," Usman Kachalla, head of operations at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said on Monday, raising the tally from 17 dead and 17 wounded.

Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV.