Monday, December 22, 2014

PHOTOS: Gombe Explosion Update: At Least 18 Reported Dead, 21 Injured

Photograph from the scene of the deadly explosion in Gombe today (Photo: Sahara Reporters)


Following a devastating explosion in Gombe's busy Dukku motor park area Monday, December 22, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has evacuated all affected individuals to Gombe State Specialist Hospital.

The explosion, which occurred at around 10:56 a.m. Monday morning, claimed 22 lives, and left over 20 injured. Witnesses say the explosion happened inside a commercial car headed to a nearby town. "The bomb exploded around 9:30 a.m. inside a local commercial car that was used to transport passengers from Gombe to Bajoga town," a witness said. "The place was very crowded."
"Two people, a woman and a young man, were dropped off in the park claiming to be [heading] to Bajoga. A few moments after settling in the car the bomb exploded," the witness further reported.
Photograph from the scene of the deadly explosion in Gombe today (Photo: Sahara Reporters)
 

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