The suicide bomber killed three boys and injured four others. Maiduguri SuicideBombing
The girl, aged around 12, detonated the device late Thursday when open-air classes were on in Muna Dalti, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
“She killed three boys and injured four others,” Bola said about the attack which happened around 1900 GMT. “The house was totally destroyed. Luckily, no one was killed as the occupants of the house were outside chatting with neighbours,” he said.The scene of the bombings, a popular night time venue for residents, has been repeatedly targeted by suicide attacks blamed on Boko Haram.
In April, three people were killed and 33 injured in twin suicide blasts among a crowd in Muna Dalti which houses a sprawling camp for thousands displaced by the jihadist violence.
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