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Blast kills at least five in Nigeria market - police, rescue worker


    MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least five people were killed by a bomb in Gamboru market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday morning, a policeman and a rescue worker said.

    Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, is frequently targeted by Islamist group Boko Haram. A hospital source said a dozen people were brought in with injuries as well as four bodies so far.

    (Reporting by Lanre Ola in Maiduguri; Writing by Julia Payne; Editing by Dale Hudson)