Coverage dated December 24, 2025

Explosion rocks crowded mosque in Nigeria, killing at least five

Headline from Al Jazeera

The blast tore through a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State as worshippers gathered for evening prayers, witnesses say.

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Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. WHDH Boston

    Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in

  2. Al Jazeera

    Explosion rocks crowded mosque in Nigeria, killing at least five (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The blast tore through a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State as worshippers gathered for evening prayers, witnesses say.

  3. CBS News

    Blast at Nigeria mosque kills 5, injures 35 in apparent suicide attack (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack.

  4. NBC News

    Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people.

  5. Digital Journal

    Police suspect suicide bomber behind Nigeria's deadly mosque blast (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Nigeria police said Thursday that they suspected a suicide bomber was behind the blast that killed several worshippers in a mosque on Christmas eve in the

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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