2014 Potiskum bombings explained

2014 Yobe State attacks
Partof:Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location:Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria
Date:3 and 10 November 2014
Type:Suicide bombings
Fatalities:61
Injuries:129

In November 2014, two separate terrorist attacks took place in Potiskum in Yobe State, Nigeria. Both incidents involved suicide bombers, killing at least 61 people and injuring scores of others. In both cases, Boko Haram has been accused of carrying out the attacks.

Attack on Shias

On 3 November 2014, a suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in an attack on Shia Muslims who were marching to mark the Day of Ashura. Around fifty people were injured in the attack, and five others were shot by security forces.[1] [2] [3]

School attack

On 10 November 2014, at least 46 people were killed and 79 wounded in a suicide bombing on Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria. The attack took place when students assembled in the hall of the Government Science Secondary School. The bomber entered the school wearing a school uniform. Following the attack, the state governor closed all public schools in the area.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigeria Shias in Potiskum hit by 'suicide attack'. BBC News. 10 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Suicide blast kills 29 in Nigeria, prison attack frees 144. Reuters. 10 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Blast hits Shia ceremony in Nigeria's Yobe. AFP. 10 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Suicide bomber kills 48 students in Nigeria. 10 November 2014. Yahoo News. 10 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Nigeria school blast 'kills 47 students' in Potiskum. 10 November 2014. BBC. 10 November 2014.