March 2017 Maiduguri bombings
On 22 March 2017, at approximately 4:30 a.m, a series of bomb blasts occurred in three locations in the Muna Garage area of Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1][2] The blasts occurred at the Muna Garage internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp.[3]
| 2017 Maiduguri attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
 Location of Borno State in Nigeria | |
| Location | Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Date | March 22, 2017 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 20 |
The attacks, which were unleashed by three to five bombers at different locations, resulted in the deaths of three to five civilian camp residents as well as themselves - and injured 20 people.[1][3]
No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the explosions, but jihadist insurgent group Boko Haram - who attacked Maiduguri many times before - are believed to be responsible.[4]
References
- "Suicide bomber kills 10 in northeastern Nigeria market". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- CNBC (2017-03-22). "Blasts kill 4, injure 18 in northeastern Nigeria, police say". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- Ahovi, Isa Abdulsalami (23 March 2017). "Five suspected bombers, three IDPs die in Borno multiple blasts". Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- "Multiple bomb blasts rock Nigeria's Maiduguri". aljazeera.com.
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