Three Would-be Suicide Bombers Killed In Nigeria

Sumaira FH Published January 05, 2017 | 09:10 PM

Three would-be suicide bombers killed in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria, Jan 5, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 05th Jan, 2017 ) - Three teenage girls suspected of planning a triple suicide bomb attack in a town frequently targeted by Boko Haram have been shot dead, a local government official said on Thursday.

Civilian vigilantes opened fire on the trio near the town of Madagali when they refused to stop for a security check, the town council's chairman, Yusuf Muhammad, told AFP. "Explosives strapped to two of the girls exploded from the impact of the shooting, while those on the third girl were defused by soldiers," he added.

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