Death toll hits 117 after NE Nigeria bombings: medics

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AFP Maiduguri
Last Updated : Sep 23 2015 | 1:22 AM IST
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said today, more than twice the official tally.
A total of 72 dead were registered at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, while another 45 were taken to the mortuary at the Borno State Specialist Hospital, three medical staff said.
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First Published: Sep 23 2015 | 1:22 AM IST

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