Gal bombers rock Nigeria

A FEMALE SUICIDE bomber pretending to wait in line for food handouts detonated her explosives Saturday, killing at least 13 people at a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said.

A second female bomber killed herself and wounded many others, according to witnesses in the town of Biu, about 115 miles from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.

“The first bomber pretended to be on the queue as one of the beneficiaries waiting for her turn to receive food,” said Mohammed Maliya, who was part of the rescue effort. “She was so relaxed and was even eating a banana before she detonated.”

While there was no claim of responsibility for Saturday’s attack, suspicion immediately fell on the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group.