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BBC News Africa
16 October 2012 Last updated at 10:16 GMT
Nigeria's Maiduguri shaken by 'Boko Haram' blasts
The loud explosions that have rocked Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri were
orchestrated by the militant group Boko Haram, an army spokesman has said.
Lt Col Sagir Musa told the BBC the multiple attacks targeted locations used by
the joint military task force in the city, the Islamists' base.
He said three militants had died but denied reports that at least 10 people,
including soldiers, were killed.
Witnesses say a primary school and a radio tower were set ablaze.
Last month the group, which wants to impose Sharia across Nigeria, attacked
mobile phone masts across the north of the country - accusing mobile phone
companies of helping security agencies to monitor its members.
Earlier in October witnesses said soldiers shot dead up to 30 civilians after a
bomb attack on an army patrol in Maiduguri - accusations the army denied.
'Lockdown'
City residents say the latest trouble began on Monday afternoon when gunmen
robbed a market.
There are also reports that a gunman shot dead a traffic warden in the city
close to a military checkpoint.
Explosions then began to be heard at around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) - some
residents say there were up to 15 blasts, the last one the loudest which shook
the city.
Reports said soldiers sealed off nearly every street in the city centre when
the attacks began and continued after dark.
Some residents were unable to get home overnight.
Lt Col Musa said no civilians were killed or injured.
"There are no casualties, except that a soldier is wounded and that three
terrorists were killed and four of them were arrested," he told the BBC's
Newsday programme.
The BBC's Abdullahi Kaura in northern Nigeria says journalists face
difficulties confirming casualties when covering such attacks as the
authorities always try to downplay the situation.
In the incident earlier this month, soldiers in Maiduguri reportedly opened
fire on a busy street after a bomb attack killed an army officer.
Shops and homes were also torched, witnesses said.
The army denied killing civilians although correspondents say it offered
contradictory explanations about what had happened.
Attacks in central and northern Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram have killed some
1,400 people since 2010.
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