September 2015 Borno State bombings
September 2015 Borno State bombings | |
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Location | Maiduguri and Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria |
Date | September 20, 2015 ~7:30–9:30 p.m. (UTC+01:00) |
Attack type | Suicide attack, bombing |
Weapons | Improvised explosive devices |
Deaths | 145+ |
Injured | 97+ (police report) 150+ (local report) |
Perpetrators | Boko Haram (suspected) |
On the evening of September 20, 2015, a series of bombings took place in Maiduguri and Monguno, Nigeria, killing at least 145 people and injuring at least 97 others. The majority of casualties occurred in Maiduguri where four explosions killed at least 117 people.
Background
The bombings took place after more than a month without incident in Maiduguri from the Islamic extremist group
Maiduguri bombings
Around 7:30 p.m. local time (18:30 UTC) on September 20,[7] a series of four explosions were set off across Maiduguri, the capital and largest city in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, within the span of 20 minutes, killing at least 54 people.[5][8][9] These were the largest attacks in the city since March 7, 2015, when a series of suicide bombings linked to Boko Haram killed 58 people.[10][11]
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Monguno bombings
Approximately two hours after the bombings in Maiduguri, two more bombs were set off at a checkpoint in the market town of Monguno about 135 km (84 mi) away, killing at least 28 people.[7][8]
See also
References
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- ^ "Death toll hits 117 after NE Nigeria bombings: medics". Maiduguri, Nigeria: Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. September 22, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.