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Two female suicide bombers kill four in Nigeria market blasts

Published: 11 Jan 2015 - 08:07 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 02:43 am

 

KANO, NIGERIA--Four people were killed on Sunday when two female suicide bombers, including one aged about 15, blew themselves up at a crowded market in Potiskum, northeast Nigeria.

"We evacuated six bodies, including those of the two female suicide bombers, to the hospital. Twenty-one people were injured in the attacks," said a security official in a toll backed up by a health worker.

"One of the bombers looked 23 and the other 15," the security official added.

AFP