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Thirty dead after bomb blast strikes bridge in northeast Nigeria

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At least 30 people have been killed and many more injured in a bomb blast in northeastern Nigerian, local sources told Reuters late on Monday (January 6).

An improvised explosive device detonated on a crowded bridge at around 5pm local time in the market town of Gamboru, in restive Borno state.

The bridge, which leads into neighboring Cameroon, is a popular crossing and trading point.

No group has taken immediate responsibility for the attack.

But both Boko Haram and the regional offshoot of Islamic State are active in the area.

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