Bomb explosion hits Nigerian mobile police base, casualties feared

An early morning bomb explosion on Sunday hit a Nigerian police mobile base in northern Gombe State as casualties are feared, a competent source told Xinhua. The source said that a powerful explosion rocked "Mopol 34" in Gombe state at about 4 a.m local time, saying casualties are feared. Some unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist group Boko Haram hurled a bomb at the mobile police base leading to the explosion, according to the source. "Two building and seven operational vehicles were badly burnt, " the police source told Xinhua. But the police at the scene said they could not confirm the figure at this stage.