2014 Gombe bus station bombing

2014 Gombe bus station bombing
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location of Gombe State in Nigeria
Location	Gombe, Gombe State. Nigeria
Date	December 22, 2014
Target	bus station
Attack type	Bombing
Deaths	27
Non-fatal injuries	60

Religious violence in Nigeria

Sectarian riots 1953 Kano riot 1980–85 riots 2000 Kaduna riots 2001 Jos riots 2002 Miss World riots Yelwa massacre 2008 Jos riots 2010 Jos riots Boko Haram insurgency

2014 Gombe bus station bombing resulted the death of 27 people, however 60 were injured after a bomb exploded in a bus station in Gombe city, Nigeria. The attack occurred on December 22, 2014.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Bomb killed 27 people and around 60 were wounded in Gombe". Reuters. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
↑ Deadly blast at Nigeria bus station

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