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2nd LD Writethru: Explosion kills 14 in Nigeria's Borno state

Xinhua, June 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 14 people were killed and 48 others injured in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno when an explosion hit members of a local security group tasked to protect civilians against assaults, a security source and a local hospital confirmed to Xinhua on Wednesday.

The incident occurred late Tuesday in Monguno town when members of the security group were on their way to deliver recovered explosive devices to the bomb disposal unit at a military base, said a senior army officer who preferred to be anonymous.

A senior staff at the state-run Maiduguri General Hospital said they received the bodies of the 14 deceased early Wednesday.

"We are still treating 48 victims of the incident, some in terrible conditions," added the source, who was not officially authorized to speak to media on the development.

The deceased include ten security group members and four civilians, said Ahmed Sheriff, a member of the security group who witnessed the blast. Endi