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Suicide Attackers Target Petrol Tankers in Northeastern Nigeria

© AFP 2023 / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI People look at a burnt fuel tanker. Nigeria (File)
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According to media reports, a group of suicide attackers destroyed three petrol tankers on Friday trying to ultimately target a camp for internally displaced people in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) A group of suicide attackers destroyed three petrol tankers on Friday trying to ultimately target a camp for internally displaced people in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, local media reported.

According to the Politics Nigeria news website, the attackers died as their attempted operation against the camp failed.

Local authorities said the attackers were the only casualties in the incident, the media outlet reported.

The website added that the incident that destroyed the fuel tankers took place at around 3 a.m. local time (02:00 GMT).

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