2 killed as female suicide bombers attack Maiduguri cattle market

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Two female suicide bombers on Monday caused heavy explosion outside the gate of Maiduguri cattle market leading to the death of one of them. The second was lynched and eventually died, witnesses and an official said.

The deafening explosion thundered across Maiduguri causing panic among residents. The blast was heard at about 8.40 a.m. when two young girls, in their teens, tried to invade the usually crowded cattle market.