NIGERIA: At least 47 dead in market bomb blast
Boko Haram struck yet again in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State, killing 47 and injuring at least 50 others: this time it appears that the group left a backpack bomb in the most crowded section of the town's market. &nbsp;Last night there were reports of fighting between Government troops and terrorists some five miles from the State's capital&nbsp;Maiduguri.
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The military has reportedly been exchanging gunfire this evening with Boko Haram terrorists near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Loud explosions continue to ring out near Maiduguri as the military fight with terrorists in Kayamula village of the Jere Local Government Area (LGA).

A resident of the Giwa Barracks area of Maiduguri speaking with SaharaReporters said soldiers ordered everyone to go inside their homes because many were trying to flee the area with their family.

Another resident, Mustapha Yusuke, said ''our children are crying because of the loud explosions near our area, it is late already I am just confused. ''

Kayamla is a remote village near Giwa Barracks, about 5 kilometers away from Maiduguri.