Nigeria market attack kills 17

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Source: AFP

At least 17 people were killed on Tuesday when an explosion ripped through a busy market in a mostly Muslim city in northeast Nigeria on a public holiday marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed.
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"The bomb was detonated in the midst of a large crowd of traders while a truck carrying firewood was passing by," said Tanko.
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A police officer, who asked not be identified because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said the impact of the blast could be felt three kilometres (nearly two miles) away.
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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed five at a village market some 22 kilometres from Maiduguri on Sunday, burning cars, shops and tents storing grain in a deadly rampage.

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1. Meanwhile, Nigeria has begun rounding up their gay population to throw in prison for 14 years.