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Nigeria bus station blast kills at least eight Nigeria bus station blast 'kills at least eight'
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At least eight people have died in an explosion at a major bus station in Gombe state in north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC.At least eight people have died in an explosion at a major bus station in Gombe state in north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC.
A hospital source in Gombe city said that lots of people had been injured in the blast during rush hour. Many people were injured in the rush hour blast in Gombe city, a hospital source said. Other witnesses spoke of three bags of explosives going off.
Witnesses told AFP news agency the blast had come from three bags filled with explosives. Gombe shares a border with three states placed under emergency rule to fight the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
Gombe shares a border with all three states under emergency rule because of the uprising by Boko Haram insurgents. The group has taken full control of Mubi, a commercial centre in Adamawa.
Meanwhile, fighters from the Islamist militant group are now in full control of Mubi, an important commercial centre in Adamawa state. It is the largest town Boko Haram has taken since it stepped up its insurgency when the state of emergency was declared in May 2013 in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
It is the largest town that they have taken since they stepped up their insurgency when the state of emergency was declared in May 2013.