{"id":375980,"date":"2017-11-21T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=375980"},"modified":"2017-11-21T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T11:00:15","slug":"suicide-bombing-kills-50-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/suicide-bombing-kills-50-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide bombing kills 50 in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Mubi, police say.<\/p>\n<p>The mosque was packed with worshippers during morning prayers when the bomber struck in Adamawa state.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Abubakar Sule told AFP news agency that it appears the bomber was part of the congregation.<\/p>\n<p>No-one has said they were behind the bombing but the Islamist militants Boko Haram typically target crowded places in northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Some 20,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram&#8217;s eight-year insurgency.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Ishaq Khalid reports Boko Haram militants have recently stepped up suicide bombings in Nigeria&#8217;s north-east after the military recaptured territories previously controlled by the group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Mubi, police say. 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