Islamists kill 18 at Nigerian market

2013-01-22 21:32

A victim of the bomb blast and gun attacks which killed scores of people in Kano, Nigeria, is transported to a specialist hospital for treatment. (Salisu Rabiu, AP)

Kano - Gunmen believed to be from Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have opened fire at a market in volatile northeastern Nigeria, killing 18 people, a local official said on Tuesday.

"Some gunmen came into the market yesterday afternoon and opened fire on a group of hunters...," local chief Abba Ahmed told journalists of the attack in Damboa.

"Eighteen people were killed in the attack."

- AFP