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86 killed in northeast Nigeria suicide blasts: Gravediggers

"We buried 76 people yesterday (Tuesday). Today, as at 3:00 pm, 10 more bodies were brought in and buried," one cemetery worker said in an account supported by a second.

Published: 02nd May 2018 10:00 PM  |   Last Updated: 02nd May 2018 10:00 PM   |  A+A A-

Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the extremists group Boko Haram, near Elbeid bridge, left rear, that separates northern Cameroon from Nigeria's Borno state (File Photo | AP)

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By AFP

KANO: Gravediggers on Wednesday said they had buried 86 people from a double suicide bombing in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, nearly three times more than the official toll.

"We buried 76 people yesterday (Tuesday). Today, as at 3:00 pm, 10 more bodies were brought in and buried," one cemetery worker said in an account supported by a second.

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