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Nigeria: Bomb Kills At Least 8, Hours Before Gov’t Postpones Elections

HeadlineFeb 18, 2019

In Nigeria, at least eight people were killed Saturday in a suicide bombing in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. A joint task force said Boko Haram was responsible for the attack. In more news from Nigeria, officials announced Saturday presidential and parliamentary elections would be postponed by one week due to logistical reasons—just hours before Nigerians were set to head to the polls.

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