More than 30 dead in north east Nigeria carnage

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Nigerian security officers stand next to rubble in Kuje, near Abuja, on October 3, 2015, after two bomb blasts ripped through the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja and left at least 15 people dead and 41 wounded, the National Emergency Management Agency said. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Kaduna, Nov 18: More than 30 people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, northeast Nigeria, just days after President Muhammadu Buhari visited declaring that Boko Haram were close to defeat.

The explosion happened at about 8:20 pm (1920 GMT) in the Jambutu area of the Adamawa state capital, although it was not immediately clear whether it was caused by a suicide bomber or an improvised explosive device.

The Red Cross and state police gave a slightly lower toll of 31 dead and 72 injured.

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