Boko Haram Detonates Suicide Bomb Worn by 10-Year-Old Girl in Christian Marketplace, Killing and Wounding Dozens

Which white oppressors are responsible for this?

Which Western government "failed to integrate these marginalized and disaffected youths?"

A Nigerian security source said the bomb went off at 12.15pm The girl was killed and the bodies of at least 16 victims were counted in one hospital by mid-afternoon, civilian joint task force member Zakariya Mohammed.

"Right now, there are 27 injured people in Borno Medical Hospital, while more were taken to other hospitals," he said.

The northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa are bearing the brunt of a five-year-old insurgency by Boko Haram, which wants to revive a medieval caliphate in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country and its biggest energy producer.

Last year more than 10,000 people died in the violence, according to an estimate by the Council on Foreign Relations.

The attack comes as 2,000 people were killed, in what it thought to be the Islamic extremist group's deadliest attack to date.

posted by Ace at 01:00 PM

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