25 Killed in deadly bombing in Nigeria

At least twenty-five people were killed and dozens others wounded in a bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri last night. Two men on motorcycles attacked a packed beer garden late on Sunday, officials said. Officials believe that the attack, which occurred in a beer garden, was carried out by the Islamic sect Boko Haram. "The attackers believed to be Boko Haram members threw bombs and fired indiscriminate gun shots on a packed tavern at Dala Kabompi neighbourhood, killing at least 25 people and seriously injuring around 30 others," a police officer said. Boko Haram has recently carried out a wave of attacks targeting police, mainly in the north-eastern state of Borno. Earlier this month, the group said it was behind the bombing of the national police headquarters in the capital, Abuja.