Bomb blasts hit Nigeria capital Abuja

A car bomb attack has killed at least 19 people in the Nigerian capital Abuja, officials say.

Residents in Zanzibar were in a state of panic after three explosions hit different places in Unguja Island. The police have confirmed the incidents.

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Bomb blasts hit Zanzibar cathedral and tourist bar
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Zanzibar — Two homemade bombs exploded Monday on the popular Indian Ocean tourist island of Zanzibar, but with no casualties, police said, in the latest in a series of attacks. "Investigations are ongoing to find out details of the blasts and the motive ...
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Bomb Blasts at Zanzibar Cathedral and Tourist BarNew Tang Dynasty Television

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Three bomb blasts in the state capital Maiduguri around 7:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) left at least 54 people dead and 90 injured. Around two hours later, two bombs exploded at a checkpoint some 135 km away at a market in the town of Monguno.

Two blasts rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, as violence continues to rage less than five weeks ahead of general elections.

At least 20 people have died in a suicide bomb attack at a fish market in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses tell the BBC.

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Zanzibar travel warning after bomb blasts
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An alert has been issued to Britons travelling to the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania following bomb blasts. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office revised its travel advisory following reports of small explosions near Mercury's restaurant by the port and at the ...
Zanzibar Police Launch Manhunt After Bomb Blasts At Churches, RestaurantAllAfrica.com
Tourism concerns over grenade attacks in ZanzibareTurboNews
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Two bombs explode near a presidential palace in Cairo, killing two policemen, days after a militant group threatened to carry out attacks in the area.

>Ten people were killed and over 70 wounded Friday in two bomb attacks in a busy market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the latest in a wave of unrest blamed on Islamist militants.