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Bomb blast kills some at football TV showing in northeast Nigeria


    MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - A bomb blast targeting a television viewing centre for football in northeast Nigeria killed an unknown number of people on Sunday, a security source and resident said.

    The bomber struck the town of Mubi in Adamawa state in the evening, said resident Emmanuel Akinyele, a local church pastor.

    A military source said the death toll was not clear, but that some bodies had been recovered from the scene.

    (Reporting by Lanre Ola; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)