(MENAFN- QNA) At least 31 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a busy market in Yola, an emergency official said on Friday.
"So far, we have 31 dead victims and 38 people in hospital receiving treatment" as a result of Thursday’s blast, the National Emergency Management Agency’s coordinator in the city said.
"Some whose injuries were not severe were discharged," he added.
The blast happened at about 7:40 pm at the Jimeta Main Market in the Adamawa state capital, just as traders were finishing business for the evening.
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