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Nigeria's Gombe city hit by bus blast Nigeria's Gombe city hit by bus blast
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At least 20 people have been killed in a bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in north-eastern Nigeria, emergency workers say.At least 20 people have been killed in a bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in north-eastern Nigeria, emergency workers say.
Body parts lay scattered across the scene after the explosion near a bus filling up with passengers, they said.Body parts lay scattered across the scene after the explosion near a bus filling up with passengers, they said.
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging an insurgency in the area.Militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging an insurgency in the area.
Meanwhile, a video purportedly released by the group shows dozens of people being executed at a school dormitory after they were made to lay face down.Meanwhile, a video purportedly released by the group shows dozens of people being executed at a school dormitory after they were made to lay face down.
There is no independent confirmation that Boko Haram produced the video. It is unclear where or when it was shot.There is no independent confirmation that Boko Haram produced the video. It is unclear where or when it was shot.
But the video bears Boko Haram's insignia and shows gun-wielding men chanting "Allah is great" and speaking in the Kanuri language associated with the group's fighters, says BBC Nigeria analyst Jimeh Saleh.But the video bears Boko Haram's insignia and shows gun-wielding men chanting "Allah is great" and speaking in the Kanuri language associated with the group's fighters, says BBC Nigeria analyst Jimeh Saleh.
Militants from Boko Haram, which means "Western education is forbidden", often attack educational establishments.Militants from Boko Haram, which means "Western education is forbidden", often attack educational establishments.
'Training camp dismantled''Training camp dismantled'
Red Cross official Abubakar Adamu Gombe told the BBC Hausa service that he expected the number of people killed by the explosion in Gombe to rise.Red Cross official Abubakar Adamu Gombe told the BBC Hausa service that he expected the number of people killed by the explosion in Gombe to rise.
Eighteen people had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries, he said.Eighteen people had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries, he said.
Government official Mato Yakubu said the blast occurred at 10:50 local time (09:50 GMT), as people were climbing on to a nearby bus at the Dukku bus park, AFP news agency reports.Government official Mato Yakubu said the blast occurred at 10:50 local time (09:50 GMT), as people were climbing on to a nearby bus at the Dukku bus park, AFP news agency reports.
At least three people were killed in a bomb attack at another bus station in Gombe city on 31 October.At least three people were killed in a bomb attack at another bus station in Gombe city on 31 October.
Gombe state shares a border with Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, the three Nigerian states worst-affected by the insurgency and which have been under emergency rule since last year.Gombe state shares a border with Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, the three Nigerian states worst-affected by the insurgency and which have been under emergency rule since last year.
On Sunday, Cameroon's military said it had dismantled a training camp run by Boko Haram in the Guirvidig locality near its border with north-eastern Nigeria.On Sunday, Cameroon's military said it had dismantled a training camp run by Boko Haram in the Guirvidig locality near its border with north-eastern Nigeria.
Soldiers captured 45 trainers and 84 children between the ages of seven and 15 who were undergoing training, a spokesman for the Minister of Defence, Lieutenant Colonel Didier Badjecks, told Reuters news agency. Soldiers captured 45 trainers and 84 children between the ages of seven and 15 who were undergoing training, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant Colonel Didier Badjecks, told Reuters news agency.
He said "many more" had been killed in the raid.He said "many more" had been killed in the raid.
Boko Haram launched its insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 to create an Islamic state in the region.Boko Haram launched its insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 to create an Islamic state in the region.
At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group in Nigeria this year.At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group in Nigeria this year.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.