An effective bomb exploded Tuesday at a military post inside the restive, northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, then a hail of gunfire, witnesses said.
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The witnesses said they saw bodies, but CNN cannot confirm any deaths or injuries.
They said the military exchanged fire using the attackers and cordoned off the area.
Suspicion fell around the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, especially with the Christmas holidays around the corner.
In November, lots of Boko Haram assailants descended on Damaturu, capital of the Nigerian state of Yobe, and killed greater than 100 people in a coordinated compilation of bombings and gun attacks.
More and more targeted were Christians, but police stations and mosques deemed "insufficiently Islamic" were also attacked.
Boko Haram translates from the local Hausa as "Western education is outlawed." The group has morphed into an insurgency in charge of many attacks in Nigeria over the last a couple of years.
Boko Haram's targets include police outposts and churches and also places related to "Western influence."
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In Maiduguri, the epicenter from the insurgency, there's a heavy military presence, with security checkpoints, sandbagged military positions along with the scars left by bomb attacks.
Many Christians in northeastern Nigeria have fled their homes since the violence has worsened this year.
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The witnesses said they saw bodies, but CNN cannot confirm any deaths or injuries.
They said the military exchanged fire using the attackers and cordoned off the area.
Suspicion fell around the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, especially with the Christmas holidays around the corner.
In November, lots of Boko Haram assailants descended on Damaturu, capital of the Nigerian state of Yobe, and killed greater than 100 people in a coordinated compilation of bombings and gun attacks.
More and more targeted were Christians, but police stations and mosques deemed "insufficiently Islamic" were also attacked.
Boko Haram translates from the local Hausa as "Western education is outlawed." The group has morphed into an insurgency in charge of many attacks in Nigeria over the last a couple of years.
Boko Haram's targets include police outposts and churches and also places related to "Western influence."
If you are unaware of the latest news make sure you go through Breaking News and Hot News.
In Maiduguri, the epicenter from the insurgency, there's a heavy military presence, with security checkpoints, sandbagged military positions along with the scars left by bomb attacks.
Many Christians in northeastern Nigeria have fled their homes since the violence has worsened this year.
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