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Suicide bombing kills 49, injures 79 in Nigerian college
The victims were mainly students, who had gathered in the school hall for assembly
Bystanders assess the damage on the college building after a suicide bombing claimed almost 50 lives and injures dozens
At least 49 people were killed and 79 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a school in Nigeria.
The bomber, dressed as a student, was present in the school hall for Monday morning assembly at the Government Technical Science College, in the north-east Nigerian town of Potiskum in the Yobe state. Around 2,000 students were gathered at the time.
A nurse at Potiskum General Hospital said that the dead were mainly students as well as a few teachers.
Although it has not claimed responsibility for the attack, local police believe the Boko Haram extremist group was behind the attack.
