2024 Gwoza bombings | |
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Location | Gwoza, Borno State, Nigeria |
Date | 29 June 2024 3:00 pm (GMT+1) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 32 |
Injured | 48 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
No. of participants | 3+ |
On 29 June 2024, at least three bomb blasts targeted several areas in Gwoza, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, killing 32 people and injuring 48.[1][2] The first blast struck a wedding ceremony at 3:00 p.m. local time, followed by another at General Hospital Gwoza before a third bombing struck a funeral.[3] State emergency management officials blamed suicide bombers.[4] The perpetrators are unknown as of July 13, 2024, but the BBC has noted that Islamic State – West Africa Province has claimed responsibility for other recent bombings in Borno.[5]