A suicide bombing at a truck stop in the city of Yola in northeastern Nigeria killed 32 people and wounded 80 others on Tuesday. Though no group has formally claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadly incident has been blamed on the radical Muslim group, Boko Haram, which is a known affiliate of the Islamic State, according to FOX News.
The incident stands as the first attack after a three-week hiatus since a string of suicide attacks culminated in twin explosions in mosques that ultimately killed 42 people and gravely injured more than 100 in October.
Tuesday's blast took place at a market near a main road, where people usually buy fruits and vegetables. Thus, most of the casualties were vendors and other civilians who happened to be in the area. Immediately after the blast, the dead and the injured were evacuated to hospitals in the area, reports USA Today.
The Nigerian army said that it has been initiating a series of operations that successfully foiled a number of suicide bombers recently. The military further states that it has succeeded in capturing insurgents as it destroys Boko Haram's camps in air and ground raids.
The insurgence in Nigeria has cost a significant number of civilian lives, with about 20,000 people being killed since the Islamic uprising six years ago. Among this number, 2,000 people have been killed in this year alone.
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