On December 22, 2014, bombings against civilian locations in two Northern Nigerian cities killed 27 people and injured 60 more. The first happened at a bus station in Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. It killed 20 people. The second blast was more powerful and occurred at a market in Bauchi, Bauchi State.[1][2]

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2014 Gombe bus station bombing
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
LocationBauchi, Bauchi State and Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria
DateDecember 22, 2014
Targetbus station
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths27
Injured60
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