| Madagali suicide bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
  Madagali Madagali (Nigeria) | |
| Location | Madagali, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
| Date | 9 December 2016 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 57 |
| Injured | 177 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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The Madagali suicide bombings occurred on 9 December 2016 when 2 women suicide bombers attack Madagali, a town in Nigeria.[1] The attack killed at least 57 people and injured 177.[2][3] Among those individuals injured 120 were reported to be children. "Officials have blamed the Boko Haram Islamic extremists."[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Death toll of Nigeria suicide blasts rises to 56 - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11.
- ↑ Hazzad, Emmanuel Ande (9 December 2016). "Two suicide bombing killed 56 people in Nigeria". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Toll Rises to 57 in Suicide Bombings in Northeast Nigeria - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11.
- ↑ "Toll rises to 57 in suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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