20 killed as Suicide Bomber strikes Gombe
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According to reports,a suicide bomber struck a bus station ,killing no fewer than 20 people at a motor park in Gombe. Muhammad Garkuwa, a drivers’ union official confirmed to the AFP.
“The explosion was from an explosive left by a woman in her handbag beside a bus waiting to convey passengers to Jos,” he said in an account supported by a nearby food seller.
Garkuwa said he loaded the casualties into a vehicle while Yusuf Darazo, who sells food near the bus station, said the female suspect left her bag after being told the bus’s destination.
“No-one suspected her. People around assumed she was making calls before the bus filled up,” he said.“As she was talking in the phone she moved away from the bus towards a row of kiosks, as if she wanted to buy something, leaving her bag where she was standing.“She disappeared and the bag exploded soon after, setting the bus on fire. I saw five dead and several injured.” he explained.
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