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47 people killed in bombing outside Nigerian
school
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Kano, Nigeria -- At least 47 people were killed
and 79 were wounded Monday by a suicide bombing
outside a school in northern Nigeria. The
attacker was disguised as a student when he set
off the explosion in a boarding school in the
town of Potiskum. The explosion took place at
750 a.m. local time outside the principal's
office, where students had gathered for a daily
speech. "We were waiting for our teachers to come
and address us at the assembly ground when we
heard a huge explosion," student Adamu Ibrahim
said. Local police believe that "Boko Haram is
behind the attack. Although no one? has claimed
responsibility for the attack, Boko Haram is the
prime suspect. The radical Islamic militant group
has carried out deadly attacks on schools
teaching Western curriculum. The group's
five-year rebellion is aimed at establishing an
Islamic state? in Nigeria.
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