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- 1 2 3 4 Nigeria suicide bombers target Potiskum and Kano buses
- 1 2 3 "Teenage suicide bomber kills at least 16 at Nigerian bus station". The Guardian . 2015-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28.
- 1 2 'Seven-year-old girl' kills herself and five others in Nigeria suicide bombing
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