Explosion hits Borno market

An explosion has occurred at a market in Borno State, emerging reports say.

The blast occurred at about 1:35 pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, in Sabon-Gari in the Damboa Local Government Area of the state, according to Sahara Reporters.

"We heard loud explosions at about 01:35pm. When we arrived there people had scattered, it was not suicide bombers but it [the bomb] was planted at the center of the market," a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) Babagana Iliya said.

Details of the incident are still sketchy and no official confirmation or casualty figure has been provided.

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UPDATE: An earlier report had it that the blast was caused by a suicide bomber. This has been corrected.