2018 Mubi suicide bombings

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2018 Mubi suicide bombings
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
Location Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Date1 May 2018 (UTC+1)
TargetWorshippers, traders, shoppers
Attack type
 Suicide bombings
Weapons Suicide vests
Deaths86
Injured58

On 1 May 2018, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in the town of Mubi in the state of Adamawa in eastern Nigeria, killing at least 86 people and injuring 58 others. [1] [2] The blasts were carried out by young boys and happened shortly after 1:00 pm (12:00 GMT). [3] No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the blame was attributed to the Boko Haram Islamist extremist group. [4]

Major attacks had occurred in Mubi in 2012, 2014 and 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "More than 60 killed in suicide blasts at mosque in Nigeria". Geo News . Agence France-Presse. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria mosque attack death toll rises to 86". Al Jazeera . 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ↑ "More than 60 killed in northeast Nigeria suicide blasts". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ↑ Al-awsat, Asharq. "At Least 60 Dead in Suicide Bombings in Nigeria". aawsat.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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