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29 dead, 105 injured in multiple blasts

The explosions occurred at about 7pm on July 22, 2015, at the Dadin Kowa and Dukku Motor parks in the state.

29 people have been confirmed dead in multiple bomb blasts which hit Gombe State on Wednesday, July 22, 2015.

The explosions occurred at about 7pm at the Dadin Kowa and Dukku Motor parks in the state.

According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 105 people were also left injured in the incident.

The wounded persons are receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching and Specialist Hospitals in the state, NEMA said via Twitter.

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The latest bombing comes just one week after a car bomb exploded in the Gombe Central Market leaving 49 people dead and several others injured.

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