An official with the Nigerian Red
Cross says at least 63 people are dead after a series of bombings and shootings
carried out in a northeast Nigeria state capital and village.
Ibrahim Bulama, a Nigerian Red Cross
official in Yobe state, said Saturday that it appeared many of the dead died in
the bombing Friday of a three-story military office and barracks in Damaturu,
the state capital. He says others died in shootings as gunmen bombed churches
and a bank, then later attacked a village.
State government officials did not
respond to requests for comment Saturday morning.
There was no claim of responsibility,
but blame immediately fell on the sect known as Boko Haram, which has staged
targeted assassinations and bombings around Nigeria's north.
Associated Press
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