NIGERIA: Many feared killed in Maiduguri bus station explosion

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A bomb explosion rocked a crowded motor park in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, Witnesses said the explosion occurred near the entrance of Gamboru Market where operatives of commercial tricycles park to pick passengers.
The incident occurred at a busy location where tricycles pick passengers, and may have killed dozens and injured even many more.
The thunderous blast, which sounded at about 6:30am, resonated all over Maiduguri, residents say.

No one has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing. But security operatives believe it has the imprint of the extremist Boko Haram sect.
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