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An explosion tore through a mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, a Reuters witness said. There was no immediate word on casualties or official comment.
Nigeria signalled that more joint military strikes could follow after US forces carried out a Christmas Day attack on militants in the north, with Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar saying the operation was approved by President Bola Tinubu and based on Nigerian intelligence.
President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State militants in the West African nation of Nigeria.
The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday,
An explosion in a mosque in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, killed at least seven worshippers. The blast, suspected as a bombing, highlights ongoing threats from Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents.