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At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria

At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria

Authorities say 19 more were seriously injured in blasts at wedding, hospital and funeral in country’s north-east

At least 18 people have been killed and 19 seriously injured in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in north-east Nigeria, authorities have said.

In one of three blasts on Saturday in the town of Gwoza, a woman with a baby strapped to her back detonated explosives in the middle of a wedding ceremony, according to state police.

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