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NIGERIA

Suicide bomb attack death toll rises to 32

The death toll from multiple suicide bombings in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza over the weekend has risen to 32, the country's Vice-President Kashim Shettima said on Monday. Saturday's attacks involving female suicide bombers targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral were one of the worst in northeastern Nigeria in years. Initial reports estimated the death toll at 18. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but the Boko Haram extremist group is active around Gwoza. More than 40,000 people have been killed and another 2 million people displaced by the fighting which started in 2009.