At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said. At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said. At least 18 people were killed and 42 others injured in the attacks, according to the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Nineteen "seriously injured" people were taken to the regional capital Maiduguri, while 23 others were awaiting evacuation, Saidu said in the report. The violence has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced around two million in Nigeria's northeast.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2024 16:34 UTC