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                      World Cup Viewers Bombed in Nigeria

   by VOA News

   Witnesses say an explosion ripped through a venue in northeastern
   Nigeria where people had gathered to watch the World Cup Tuesday.
   There were no immediate reports of deaths from the blast in the town of
   Damaturu, but hospitals were reporting casualties.
   Damaturu is the capital of Yobe state, which has been devastated by
   attacks from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
   Boko Haram militants have killed thousands of people during their
   five-year insurgency to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria's
   northeast, with attacks on schools, churches, mosques, bus stations and
   other public places.
   Some information for this report comes from AP, AFP and Reuters.
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