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             Female Suicide Bomber Strikes Nigerian Teacher College

   by VOA News

   In Nigeria, a female suicide bomber has blown herself up at a teacher
   training college in central Niger State.

   Police said the bombing took place around midday in the city of
   Kontagora. Authorities said the woman blew herself up en route to the
   school's library.

   There were conflicting reports on whether anyone else died in the
   blast.

   On Monday, at least 48 people, many of them students, were killed in a
   suicide bombing at a school in northeastern Nigeria. The blast occurred
   in the town of Potiskum, in the state of Yobe, as students gathered for
   a morning assembly at a government-run secondary school focused on
   science.

   Medical workers say at least 79 people were injured in the blast, many
   of them seriously. Witnesses say the bomber was dressed like a student.

   No one has claimed responsibility for either attack, but suspicion has
   fallen on militant group Boko Haram.

   The group was blamed for an attack in Potiskum one week ago, when a
   suicide bomber attacked a religious procession, killing more than two
   dozen people.

   Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the attack and vowed to
   bring those responsible to justice. In a statement Monday he also
   extended his condolences to the families of the victims and the people
   of Yobe state.

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is outraged by the frequency
   and brutality of attacks against educational institutions in the north
   of Nigeria.

   On Sunday, Boko Haram released a new video that shows group leader
   Abubakar Shekau giving a speech and armed militants parading and
   celebrating in an unidentified area.

   Nigeria's military has said Shekau is dead but undated videos featuring
   the bearded militant continue to appear.

   Boko Haram has killed thousands of people in the past five years in its
   campaign to establish what it calls an Islamic caliphate in northern
   Nigeria.

   The group has carried out numerous attacks on schools, most notably in
   April, when it kidnapped 276 girls from a school in Borno state.

   Boko Haram has increased its attacks since the government announced
   last month that it had reached a cease-fire agreement with the group.
   Reported talks between the government and militants in Chad later
   collapsed.
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