Four killed in Yobe, Borno bomb blasts

Multiple explosions and gunfire compounded the tensed atmosphere in Maiduguri and Damaturu on Thursday, AFP reports.Unconfirmed report said four persons died in the Yobe capitals explosions.Six blasts and gunfire hit Maiduguri, residents and a military source said, after explosions and shooting earlier broke out in Damaturu.There has so far been six explosions, and four of them in the same area, the military source said, adding a shootout had also occurred.Residents reported that people were fleeing Maiduguri, but it was unclear whether there were casualties.One witness said one of the explosions shattered the windows of a mosque in an office complex.In Damaturu, a police officer said gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint, but the attack was repelled. Residents said explosions and gunfire broke out in the afternoon and was still on a couple of hours later.Police could not immediately be reached for comment.For the past 40 minutes, there have been explosions and shootings around the Pompomari area of the city, Damaturu resident, Kabiru Musa, said by telephone in the afternoon.
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