Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - A bomb concealed in a rickshaw rocked a crowded market on Tuesday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which is a stronghold of Islamist group Boko Haram, witnesses and a police officer said.
"A powerful bomb exploded at One Way road, adjacent (to) the Monday Market (area) around 11 am (1000 GMT) today," said a senior police officer, who requested anonymity. Market trader Usman Babaji told AFP the attacker concealed the bomb in a motorised rickshaw, which are popular throughout the country.
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