MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—
Authorities say two
explosions, including a
car bomb, struck a
northeast Nigerian city,
wounding two soldiers.
Military spokesman Lt.
Col. Hassan Ifijeh
Mohammed said in a
statement that the
attacks took place Friday
in Maiduguri, the spiritual
home for the radical
Islamist sect known as
Boko Haram.
Mohammed said only two
soldiers were wounded in
the explosions, while
four suspected Boko
Haram militants died.
The blasts come after
Boko Haram claimed
responsibility for multiple
bomb attacks Tuesday in
Maiduguri, which saw
shops in a major market
burn.
Boko Haram is waging an
increasingly violent
campaign against
Nigeria's weak central
government in its quest
to enact strict Shariah
law, free its detained
members and avenge
Muslim deaths in the
nation.
Authorities say two
explosions, including a
car bomb, struck a
northeast Nigerian city,
wounding two soldiers.
Military spokesman Lt.
Col. Hassan Ifijeh
Mohammed said in a
statement that the
attacks took place Friday
in Maiduguri, the spiritual
home for the radical
Islamist sect known as
Boko Haram.
Mohammed said only two
soldiers were wounded in
the explosions, while
four suspected Boko
Haram militants died.
The blasts come after
Boko Haram claimed
responsibility for multiple
bomb attacks Tuesday in
Maiduguri, which saw
shops in a major market
burn.
Boko Haram is waging an
increasingly violent
campaign against
Nigeria's weak central
government in its quest
to enact strict Shariah
law, free its detained
members and avenge
Muslim deaths in the
nation.
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