Blast kills 18 people in eastern Nigeria
By Vladimir Duthiers, CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Authorities have arrested a suspect and are questioning him
- The blast went off as people were leaving at the end of a soccer game
- It took place in Mubi in Adamawa state
One suspect, who was
reported to have been identified with the car that was carrying the
bomb, has been arrested and is being questioned, the Nigerian Defense
Ministry said.
The explosion, which is still being investigated, happened in Mubi in Adamawa state.
It took place as people
were leaving after the end of a soccer game, said Ahmad Gude, the
chairman of Mubi South Local Government.
"Security personnel have been evacuating those affected to hospital," Gude said.
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