July 2014 Maiduguri bombing
On 1 July 2014, a van containing charcoal and an improvised explosive device exploded in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1][2] It was detonated at about 8 am on a roundabout near a crowded market, killing at least 56 people and destroying several cars.[1][2]
Security forces believe the perpetrators to be Boko Haram, a jihadist group whose insurgency began in 2009.[1][2] Boko Haram have attacked Maiduguri more often than any other settlement.[2] These attacks include those in July 2009, December 2010, May 2011, November 2011, January 2012, December 2012, January 2014, , January 2015, March 2015, September 2015, March 2016, , March 2017 and February 2021.
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