Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Blast Kills 31 in Northern Nigeria

by VOA News

   At least one explosion has killed at least 31 people in the
   northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.

   The blast happened Sunday in the town of Damboa.

   There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

   Previous bombings in the region have been blamed on radical militant
   group Boko Haram.

   Boko Haram is blamed for about 20,000 deaths since beginning its
   insurgency in northern Nigeria in 2009. The Islamist extremist group
   says it wants to create a strict Islamic state in Muslim-majority
   northern Nigeria.