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Nigeria elections: Blast hit Jonathan rally in Gombe | |
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A car bomb has exploded outside a stadium in the Nigerian city of Gombe, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there. | |
At least three people were killed and 18 others were wounded when the bomb exploded, hospital sources said. | |
Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election on 14 February against against former general Muhammadu Buhari. | |
The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks in the run-up to the contest. | |
Mohammed Bolari, who was at the rally in Gombe, said the explosion occurred some three minutes after Mr Jonathan's departure, AFP news agency reports. | |
"The president had just passed the parking lot and we were trailing behind his convoy when the explosion happened," he was quoted as saying. | |
Mr Jonathan addressed a rally in the north-eastern city a day after it was hit by two blasts that killed at least five people, AFP reports. | Mr Jonathan addressed a rally in the north-eastern city a day after it was hit by two blasts that killed at least five people, AFP reports. |
Since Monday morning, the city has largely been in lockdown with security operatives restricting the movement of people in most areas, Nigeria's privately owned Daily Trust newspaper reports. | |
A local journalist told AFP the latest blast had led to unrest in Gombe, with angry youths attacking supporters of Mr Jonathan's People's Democratic Party (PDP). | |
"They were shouting and denouncing the president's visit which they blamed for the attack," he added. | "They were shouting and denouncing the president's visit which they blamed for the attack," he added. |
Northern Nigeria is seen as Mr Buhari's stronghold. | Northern Nigeria is seen as Mr Buhari's stronghold. |