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At least 13 killed in bombing of Nigeria World Cup viewing venue

DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed and 20 injured after a bomb tore through a venue in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup football match.

A Reuters reporter at the local General Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital on Wednesday counted 13 people dead - including small children - and at least 20 injured.

Some of the injured eyewitnesses told Reuters it was the work of a suicide bomber, while others said an attacker dropped a device in front of the venue and ran off.

(Reporting by Joe Hemba; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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