Twin Blasts Hit Market in Gombe

Twin blasts rocked a market in the northeast
Nigerian city of Gombe on Thursday, leaving
several people dead, witnesses said.

The first explosion took place outside a footwear
shop around 1620 GMT, followed by a second
explosion just minutes later, said Badamasi
Amin, a local trader who counted at least three
bodies.
Ali Nasiru, another trader, said he saw “people
lying lifeless on the ground”.