An explosion tore through a mosque in northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, during evening prayers and killed seven worshippers Wednesday, a security source told AFP.
No armed groups immediately claimed responsibility for what militia leader Babakura Kolo said was a suspected bombing.
Maiduguri is the capital of Borno state, home to a years-long insurgency by jihadist groups Boko Haram and an offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, though the city itself has not seen a major attack in years.
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